Where does “zawadiactwo” come from?

zawadiactwo (Polish) comes from Polish zawadiaka, from Old Polish zawadzić, from Proto-Slavic vaditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

zawadiactwo (Polish): carefreeness, jauntiness, rakishness, swashbucklery

Definitions

  1. carefreeness, jauntiness, rakishness, swashbucklery

Ancestry of “zawadiactwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzawadiakaheckler, swashbuckler
2Old Polishzawadzić—
3Proto-Slavicvaditito argue; to scold, to brawl; to take out
4Proto-Indo-European(s)wod-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vaditi →