Where does “ociosywać” come from?

ociosywać (Polish) comes from Polish ociosać, 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.

ociosywać (Polish): to whittle away

Definitions

  1. to whittle away

Ancestry of “ociosywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishociosaćto whittle away
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 →