Where does “wyśmiéwny” come from?

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

wyśmiéwny (Polish): jeering

Definitions

  1. jeering

Ancestry of “wyśmiéwny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyśmiewaćto ridicule, to laugh at
2Polishwyśmiaćto laugh at, to ridicule
3Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →