Where does “wytchnienie” come from?

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

wytchnienie (Polish): respite

Definitions

  1. respite

Ancestry of “wytchnienie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwytchnąćto catch one's breath
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 →