Where does “wykrzesywać” come from?

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

wykrzesywać (Polish): to strike fire, to strike a spark

Definitions

  1. to strike fire, to strike a spark

Ancestry of “wykrzesywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwykrzesaćto strike fire, to strike a spark
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 →