Where does “wypatrywać” come from?

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

wypatrywać (Polish): to spot, to find by looking

Definitions

  1. to spot, to find by looking

Ancestry of “wypatrywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwypatrzyćto spot, to find by looking
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 →