ufać (Polish)
Where does "ufać" come from?
The Polish verb ufać, meaning 'to trust,' traces its roots back to the Proto-Slavic term *upъvati. This ancient word was formed by combining a prefix with the root *pъvati, which carried the foundational sense of relying on or having confidence in someone. Through its evolution from Old Polish to the modern language, the word has maintained its essential meaning of placing one's belief or reliance in another.
Full etymology tree
- ufać (Polish), 'to trust (to place confidence in)'
- inherited ufać (Old Polish)
- inherited *upъvati (Proto-Slavic), 'to trust, to rely on'
- compound *u- (Proto-Slavic)
- inherited *au (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
- inherited *h₂ew (Proto-Indo-European), 'away from, off'
- inherited *au (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
- compound *pъvati (Proto-Slavic), 'to have trust in, to rely'
- compound *u- (Proto-Slavic)
- inherited *upъvati (Proto-Slavic), 'to trust, to rely on'
- inherited ufać (Old Polish)
Ancestors
- *upъvati (Proto-Slavic)
Updated June 2026
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