Where does “wygrywać” come from?

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

wygrywać (Polish): to win

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “wygrywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwygraćto win
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “wygrywać”

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