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podstawka.

beer mat, coaster

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔtˈstaf.ka/

  1. beer mat, coaster

    feminine

  2. saucer (small dish)

    feminine

  3. basidium

    feminine

  4. socket

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Slavic *-dъ Proto-Slavic *podъ Proto-Slavic *podъ- Old Polish pod- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂ēw- Proto-Balto-Slavic *stāw- Proto-Slavic *stàviti Old Polish stawić Old Polish podstawićdeverb. Old Polish podstawa Polish podstawa Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish podstawka From podstawa + -ka.

noun/pɔtˈstaf.ka/

  1. blunder (very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight)

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Slavic *-dъ Proto-Slavic *podъ Proto-Slavic *podъ- Old Polish pod- Polish pod- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂ēw- Proto-Balto-Slavic *stāw- Proto-Slavic *stàviti Old Polish stawić Polish stawić Polish podstawić Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish podstawka From podstawić + -ka.

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