Where does “zakonnica” come from?

zakonnica (Polish) comes from Polish zakon, from Old Polish zakon, from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

zakonnica (Polish): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “zakonnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzakonorder; religion, faith; Holy Scripture
2Old Polishzakon—
3Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →