Where does “Świst” come from?

Świst (Polish) comes from Polish świstać, from Proto-Slavic *svistati — to whistle, to swish.

Świst (Polish): swish, whiz, whistle

Definitions

  1. swish, whiz, whistle

Ancestry of “Świst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishświstaćto swish, to whistle, to whiz
2Proto-Slavic*svistatito whistle, to swish

Words derived from “Świst”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *svistati →Every word from Polish świstać →