Where does “wydmuszka” come from?

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

wydmuszka (Polish): eggshell, empty egg

Definitions

  1. eggshell, empty egg

Ancestry of “wydmuszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwydmuchaćto blow out from
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 →