Where does “zwierzchnictwo” come from?
zwierzchnictwo (Polish) comes from Polish zwierzchnik, from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
zwierzchnictwo (Polish): authority, headship
Definitions
- authority, headship
Ancestry of “zwierzchnictwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zwierzchnik | superior, suzerain |
| 2 | Polish | -nik | -er |
| 3 | Old Polish | -nik | forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nikъ | From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,... |