Where does “wzgarda” come from?
wzgarda (Polish) comes from Polish wzgardzić, from Polish wz-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
wzgarda (Polish): scorn, disdain, contempt
Ancestry of “wzgarda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | wzgardzić | to despise, to disdain |
| 2 | Polish | wz- | emphasizes the beginning, intensification, or bringing into effect of what the base verb means |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |
Words derived from “wzgarda”