Where does “wyginąć” come from?

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

wyginąć (Polish): to die out, to go extinct

Definitions

  1. to die out, to go extinct

Ancestry of “wyginąć”, step by step

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