Where does “wykończony” come from?

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

wykończony (Polish): exhausted, knackered, spent

Definitions

  1. exhausted, knackered, spent

Ancestry of “wykończony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwykończyćto finish off, to complete, to put the finishing touches to
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 →