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Where does “wycieraczka” come from?

wycieraczka (Polish) comes from Polish wycierać, from Polish -ać, from Old Polish -ć, from Old Polish ty, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

wycieraczka (Polish): windscreen wiper; doormat, mat

Definitions

  1. windscreen wiper; doormat, mat

Ancestry of “wycieraczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwycieraćto wipe, to mop
2Polish-ać—
3Old Polish-ć—
4Old Polishty—
5Proto-Slavictyyou
6Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
7Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →