Where does “skazaniec” come from?

skazaniec (Polish) comes from Polish skazany, from Polish skazać, from Polish kazać, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

skazaniec (Polish): convict

Definitions

  1. convict

Ancestry of “skazaniec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskazanyconvict
2Polishskazaćto convict, to sentence
3Polishkazaćto order, to tell someone to do something
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti
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