Where does “zapowiadaczka” come from?
zapowiadaczka (Polish) comes from Polish zapowiadacz, from Polish zapowiadać, from Old Polish zapowiadać, from Old Polish za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.
Ancestry of “zapowiadaczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zapowiadacz | announcer |
| 2 | Polish | zapowiadać | to announce; to herald, to portend |
| 3 | Old Polish | zapowiadać | to prohibit, to ban, to not allow certain actions |
| 4 | Old Polish | za- | derives verbs of various meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | za- | for |