Where does “wskazywać” come from?

wskazywać (Polish) comes from Polish wskazać, from Polish kazać, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

wskazywać (Polish): to point, to indicate, to show

Definitions

  1. to point, to indicate, to show

Ancestry of “wskazywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwskazaćto indicate, to point to, to show
2Polishkazaćto order, to tell someone to do something
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →
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