Where does “tuziemiec” come from?

tuziemiec (Polish) comes from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

tuziemiec (Polish): aborigine, native, autochthon

Definitions

  1. aborigine, native, autochthon

Ancestry of “tuziemiec”, step by step

tuziemiec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtuhere
2Polishbyćto be
3Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
4Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
5Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Polish ziemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishziemiaearth; land, ground, soil
2Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →