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  What it means

  As the mother, so the tops (of the plant). Children resemble their mothers. “Nać” refers to the leafy tops of root vegetables — a rustic metaphor for offspring.

  English equivalent

  Like mother, like daughter.

  Vocabulary

  • mać — mother (archaic/dialectal)
  • nać — leafy tops of a plant (e.g. carrot tops)

  Grammar note

  'Jaka… taka…' correlative. Both 'mać' and 'nać' are feminine nouns, giving a neat rhyme.

  Intermediate

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