Where does “oskubywać” come from?

oskubywać (Polish) comes from Polish oskubać, from Polish skubać, from Old Polish skuść, from Proto-Slavic skuti, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

oskubywać (Polish): to pick, to pluck

Definitions

  1. to pick, to pluck

Ancestry of “oskubywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishoskubaćto pick, to pluck
2Polishskubaćto pluck; to nibble
3Old Polishskuśćto pluck
4Proto-Slavicskutito pluck; to pull, to tug
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skuti →Every word from Old Polish skuść →