Where does “wykrywacz” come from?

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

wykrywacz (Polish): detector

Definitions

  1. detector

Ancestry of “wykrywacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwykrywaćto detect
2Polishwykryćto detect
3Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →