Where does “dziczyzna” come from?

dziczyzna (Polish) comes from Polish dziki, from Proto-Slavic dikъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos.

dziczyzna (Polish): wildmeat, game

Definitions

  1. wildmeat, game

Ancestry of “dziczyzna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzikiwild, untamed; wild, lacking inhibition or...
2Proto-Slavicdikъwild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰiHkos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic dikъ →Every word from Polish dziki →