Where does “tłuczykij” come from?

tłuczykij (Polish) comes from Polish kij, from Proto-Slavic kyjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kuʔios-, from Proto-Indo-European kuh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

tłuczykij (Polish): person who is often corrected, e.g. by being beaten with a stick, but still wrong

Definitions

  1. person who is often corrected, e.g. by being beaten with a stick, but still wrong

Ancestry of “tłuczykij”, step by step

tłuczykij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkijstick; cue; baseball bat
2Proto-Slavickyjьstick, club; hammer
3Proto-Balto-Slavickuʔios-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankuh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

via Polish tłuc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtłucto break; to shatter; to flail; to hit against...
2Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kuʔios- →