Where does “wyznawczyni” come from?
wyznawczyni (Polish) comes from Polish wyznawca, from Polish wyznawać, from Polish wyznać, from Polish znać, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “wyznawczyni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wyznawca | believer, adherent; member of a religion |
| 2 | Polish | wyznawać | to profess, to preach |
| 3 | Polish | wyznać | to profess, to preach |
| 4 | Polish | znać | to know somebody/something |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | znati | to know |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źnōˀtei | to know |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéh₃t | to know; to get to know, to meet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |