Where does “wymazywać” come from?

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

wymazywać (Polish): to erase, to expunge, to wipe out

Definitions

  1. to erase, to expunge, to wipe out

Ancestry of “wymazywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwymazaćto erase, to expunge, to wipe 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 →