Where does “wojować” come from?

wojować (Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian vojevati, from Serbo-Croatian vòjnīk, from Proto-Slavic vojьnъ, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wojować (Polish): to war, wage war

Definitions

  1. to war, wage war

Ancestry of “wojować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvojevatito wage war; to fight, quarrel
2Serbo-Croatianvòjnīksoldier
3Proto-Slavicvojьnъ
4Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “wojować

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-