Where does “ściosywać” come from?

ściosywać (Polish) comes from Polish ściosać, from Polish ciosać, from Proto-Slavic tesàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

ściosywać (Polish): to hew off

Definitions

  1. to hew off

Ancestry of “ściosywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishściosaćto hew off
2Polishciosaćto hew
3Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
4Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →