Where does “podskoczyć” come from?

podskoczyć (Polish) comes from Polish skoczyć, from Proto-Slavic skočiti, from Proto-Indo-European skok-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

podskoczyć (Polish): to bob, to bounce, to skip, to gambol

Definitions

  1. to bob, to bounce, to skip, to gambol

Ancestry of “podskoczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskoczyćto jump
2Proto-Slavicskočitito jump, leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskok-eye-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skok-eye-tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic skočiti
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