Where does “wyróżnik” come from?

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

wyróżnik (Polish): discriminant

Definitions

  1. discriminant

Ancestry of “wyróżnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyróżnićto distinguish, to discriminate, to single out, to mark as different
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 →