Where does “zachodni” come from?

zachodni (Silesian) comes from Old Polish zachodni, from Old Polish -ni, from Proto-Slavic -nь — Deverbative, creates nouns.

zachodni (Silesian): west, western

Definitions

  1. west, western

Ancestry of “zachodni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzachodniwestern, westerly; west
2Old Polish-niforms adjectives
3Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nь →Every word from Old Polish -ni →Every word from Old Polish zachodni →