Where does “позволение” come from?

позволение (Russian) comes from Russian позволить, from Polish pozwolić, from Polish zwolić, from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

позволение (Russian): permission, leave

Definitions

  1. permission, leave

Ancestry of “позволение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпозволитьto allow, to permit
2Polishpozwolićto allow, to permit, to consent to; to not bar,...
3Polishzwolićto allow, to permit
4Polish-nik-er
5Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
6Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъEvery word from Polish -nikEvery word from Old Polish -nik