Where does “wywąchać” come from?

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

wywąchać (Polish): to sniff out, to find by smelling

Definitions

  1. to sniff out, to find by smelling

Ancestry of “wywąchać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “wywąchać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →