Where does “wyśmiewać” come from?

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

wyśmiewać (Polish): to ridicule, to laugh at

Definitions

  1. to ridicule, to laugh at

Ancestry of “wyśmiewać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyśmiaćto laugh at, to ridicule
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “wyśmiewać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →
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