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Where does “wywłaszczenie” come from?

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

wywłaszczenie (Polish): expropriation; eminent domain, compulsory...

Definitions

  1. expropriation; eminent domain, compulsory...

Ancestry of “wywłaszczenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwywłaszczyć—
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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