Where does “wykłuwać” come from?

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

wykłuwać (Polish): to gouge out, to pierce out

Definitions

  1. to gouge out, to pierce out

Ancestry of “wykłuwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwykłućto gouge out, to pierce out
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 →
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