Where does “drogowskaz” come from?

drogowskaz (Polish) comes from Polish wskaz, from Polish wskazać, from Polish kazać, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

drogowskaz (Polish): signpost

Definitions

  1. signpost

Ancestry of “drogowskaz”, step by step

drogowskaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wskaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwskazgraduation; phasor; sign, indication
2Polishwskazaćto indicate, to point to, to show
3Polishkazaćto order, to tell someone to do something
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Polish droga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdrogaway; road; feminine nominative/vocative singular...
2Old Polishdrogaroad, way; path
3Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →
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