Where does “ба́чити” come from?

ба́чити (Old East Slavic) comes from Polish baczyć, from Old Polish obaczyć, from Proto-Slavic obačiti, from Proto-Slavic ačiti.

Ancestry of “ба́чити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbaczyćto look, to pay attention
2Old Polishobaczyćto notice, to perceive, to become aware of; to find out
3Proto-Slavicobačitito see, to notice, to watch
4Proto-Slavicačiti—

Words derived from “ба́чити”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ačiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic obačiti →Every word from Old Polish obaczyć →