Where does “odezwać” come from?

odezwać (Polish) comes from Polish zwać, from Proto-Slavic zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

odezwać (Polish): to speak up, to speak out, to assert oneself, to reach out

Definitions

  1. to speak up, to speak out, to assert oneself, to reach out

Ancestry of “odezwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzwaćto call something or someone; to be called
2Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke

Words derived from “odezwać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Polish zwać →