Where does “przezwisko” come from?

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

przezwisko (Polish): nickname; epithet

Definitions

  1. nickname; epithet

Ancestry of “przezwisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzezwaćto call names, to nickname
2Polishzwaćto call something or someone; to be called
3Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Polish zwać →