Where does “powstŏwać” come from?

powstŏwać (Silesian) comes from Old Polish powstawać, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

powstŏwać (Silesian): to rise up; to arise

Definitions

  1. to rise up; to arise

Ancestry of “powstŏwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpowstawaćto rise, to stand up
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish powstawać →