Where does “zagadany” come from?
zagadany (Polish) comes from Polish zagadać, from Polish za-, from Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
zagadany (Polish): talkative, garrulous
Definitions
- talkative, garrulous
Ancestry of “zagadany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zagadać | to engage, to accost, to strike up a conversation with, to chat up |
| 2 | Polish | za- | Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually... |
| 3 | Polish | nie- | un-, dis-, -less, non- |
| 4 | Old Polish | nie- | generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non |
| 5 | Old Polish | nie | negation particle; no, not |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |