Where does “wyłącznik” come from?

wyłącznik (Polish) comes from Polish wyłączyć, from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

wyłącznik (Polish): switch

Definitions

  1. switch

Ancestry of “wyłącznik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyłączyćto switch off, to turn off, to disable; to...
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →