Where does “wojskowiec” come from?

wojskowiec (Polish) comes from Polish wojskowy, from Polish wojsko, from Proto-Slavic vojьsko, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wojskowiec (Polish): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “wojskowiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwojskowymilitary; soldier
2Polishwojskoarmy
3Proto-Slavicvojьskoarmy
4Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s →Every word from Proto-Slavic vojь →