Where does “urwisko” come from?

urwisko (Polish) comes from Polish urwać, from Polish u-, from Old Polish u-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

urwisko (Polish): cliff, precipice

Definitions

  1. cliff, precipice

Ancestry of “urwisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishurwaćto rip off, to break off, to sever
2Polishu-Appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make...
3Old Polishu-perfective prefix
4Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Polish u- →Every word from Old Polish u- →