Where does “sokista” come from?

sokista (Polish) comes from Polish sok, from Old Polish sok, from Proto-Slavic sǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sakás, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sokista (Polish): member of the Railway Protection Guard

Definitions

  1. member of the Railway Protection Guard

Ancestry of “sokista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsokjuice; sap
2Old Polishsokslanderer, calumniator
3Proto-Slavicsǫkъbough; knot in wood; splinter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsakásjuice of plants
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sakás →