Where does “zawadiaka” come from?

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

zawadiaka (Polish): heckler, swashbuckler

Definitions

  1. heckler, swashbuckler

Ancestry of “zawadiaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzawadzić—
2Proto-Slavicvaditito argue; to scold, to brawl; to take out
3Proto-Indo-European(s)wod-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “zawadiaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vaditi →