Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “zapole” come from?

zapole (Polish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “zapole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishza-Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually...
2Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
3Old Polishnie-—
4Old Polishnie—
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “zapole”

  • Zapolny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →