Where does “pokiwać” come from?

pokiwać (Polish) comes from Polish kiwać, from Proto-Slavic kyvati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₁uyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- — to wobble, swing.

pokiwać (Polish): to beckon, to nod

Definitions

  1. to beckon, to nod

Ancestry of “pokiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkiwaćto beckon, to noddle, to bob; to waggle, to...
2Proto-Slavickyvatito nod
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₁uyéti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₁w-to wobble, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₁uyéti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kyvati →