Where does “wojownik” come from?

wojownik (Polish) comes from Polish wojować, 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.

wojownik (Polish): warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior

Ancestry of “wojownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwojowaćto war, wage war
2Serbo-Croatianvojevatito wage war; to fight, quarrel
3Serbo-Croatianvòjnīksoldier
4Proto-Slavicvojьnъ—
5Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “wojownik”

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