Where does “wyzwanie” come from?

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

wyzwanie (Polish): challenge

Definitions

  1. challenge

Ancestry of “wyzwanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyzwaćto call names, to insult
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 →