Where does “wucuś” come from?

wucuś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wu, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

wucuś (Lower Sorbian): to feel; to smell; to stand

Definitions

  1. to feel; to smell; to stand

Ancestry of “wucuś”, step by step

wucuś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Sorbian wu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwuat; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Lower Sorbian cuś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiancuśto feel; to smell
2Proto-Slavicčutito sense; to feel; to notice
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →