Where does “urwisty” come from?

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

urwisty (Polish): precipitous, sheer, vertical

Definitions

  1. precipitous, sheer, vertical

Ancestry of “urwisty”, 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- →
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