Where does “widek” come from?

widek (Polish) comes from Polish widać, from Proto-Slavic vidati — to observe.

widek (Polish): region; country; county

Definitions

  1. region; country; county

Ancestry of “widek”, step by step

widek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish widać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwidaćcan be seen, one can see
2Proto-Slavicvidatito observe

via Hungarian vidék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvidékregion; country, countryside
Every word from Proto-Slavic vidati →Every word from Polish widać →