Where does “oczywiście” come from?

oczywiście (Polish) comes from Old Polish oczywiście, from Old Polish oczwisty, from Old Polish oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

oczywiście (Polish): obviously

Definitions

  1. obviously

Ancestry of “oczywiście”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishoczywiściepersonally, oneself, in the flesh
2Old Polishoczwistyin person
3Old Polishokoeye
4Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
5Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →
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