Where does “Wyksa” come from?

Wyksa (Polish) comes from German Wichse, from German wichsen, from Old High German wahsen, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

Ancestry of “Wyksa”, step by step

Wyksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wichse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWichsepolish, especially shoe polish; cum
2Germanwichsento wax; to beat; to hit; to pound; to masturbate;...
3Old High Germanwahsento wax
4Old High Germanwahswax
5Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-

via Russian Вы́кса

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВы́кса
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsąEvery word from Old High German wahs
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