Where does “посполитый” come from?

посполитый (Russian) comes from Polish pospolity, from Polish -ity, from Old Polish -ity, from Proto-Slavic -itъ, from Proto-Slavic -tъ — Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...

посполитый (Russian): common, general in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine

Definitions

  1. common, general in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine

Ancestry of “посполитый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpospolitycommon
2Polish-ityforms adjectives
3Old Polish-ityforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-itъFrom nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting...
5Proto-Slavic-tъDeverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -tъEvery word from Polish -ityEvery word from Polish pospolity