Where does “boczny” come from?

boczny (Polish) comes from Slovincian baczic, from Polish baczyć, from Old Polish obaczyć, from Proto-Slavic obačiti, from Proto-Slavic ačiti.

boczny (Polish): side, lateral

Definitions

  1. side, lateral

Ancestry of “boczny”, step by step

boczny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovincian baczic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovincianbaczicto heed, to pay attention to, to mind
2Polishbaczyćto look, to pay attention
3Old Polishobaczyćto notice, to perceive, to become aware of; to find out
4Proto-Slavicobačitito see, to notice, to watch
5Proto-Slavicačiti—

via Polish bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbokside
2Old Polishbokside, flank
3Proto-Slavicbokъside

Words derived from “boczny”

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