Where does “wywąchiwać” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to sniff out, to find by smelling

Ancestry of “wywąchiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwywąchaćto sniff out, to find by smelling
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 →