Where does “powstać” come from?

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

powstać (Silesian): to rise up; to arise

Definitions

  1. to rise up; to arise

Ancestry of “powstać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpowstaćto stand up, to rise, to get 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 powstać →