Where does “wprawność” come from?
wprawność (Polish) comes from Polish wprawny, from Polish wprawa, from Polish wprawić, from Polish prawić, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s — passed , crossed.
wprawność (Polish): skill, dexterity
Definitions
- skill, dexterity
Ancestry of “wprawność”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wprawny | skilful, dexterous, deft |
| 2 | Polish | wprawa | flair, knack |
| 3 | Polish | wprawić | to fix in, to set in, to put in |
| 4 | Polish | prawić | to discourse, declaim, preach |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | praviti | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |