Where does “uskok” come from?

uskok (Polish) comes from Polish uskoczyć, from Polish skoczyć, from Proto-Slavic skočiti, from Proto-Indo-European skok-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

uskok (Polish): A jump backward or sideways in order to dodge...

Definitions

  1. A jump backward or sideways in order to dodge...

Ancestry of “uskok”, step by step

uskok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish uskoczyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishuskoczyćto jump clear, to dodge by jumping
2Polishskoczyćto jump
3Proto-Slavicskočitito jump, leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskok-eye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

via Serbo-Croatian uskok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuskok—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skok-eye-ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic skočiti →