Where does “uroczysko” come from?

uroczysko (Polish) comes from Polish uroczyć, from Polish urok, from Proto-Slavic urokъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъ, from Proto-Indo-European -om, from Proto-Indo-European -o-.

uroczysko (Polish): wilderness

Definitions

  1. wilderness

Ancestry of “uroczysko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishuroczyćto charm
2Polishurokcharm, spell; charm, appeal
3Proto-Slavicurokъverbal agreement, contract; evil eye, curse,...
4Proto-Slavic-ъ*poteťi → *potokъ; *teťi → *tokъ; *gňiti →...
5Proto-Indo-European-omemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic urokъ →