Where does “osaczyć” come from?
osaczyć (Polish) comes from Old Polish osoczyć, from Proto-Slavic sočiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
osaczyć (Polish): to corner
Ancestry of “osaczyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Polish | osoczyć | to accuse, to slander |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sočiti | to indicate, to point; to look for, to track... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sákīˀtei | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |