Where does “oczywiście” come from?

oczywiście (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish oczwisty, from Old Polish oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

oczywiście (Old Polish): personally, oneself, in the flesh

Definitions

  1. personally, oneself, in the flesh

Ancestry of “oczywiście”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishoczwistyin person
2Old Polishokoeye
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “oczywiście”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →