Where does “uzyskać” come from?

uzyskać (Silesian) comes from Old Polish uzyskać, from Old Polish u-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

uzyskać (Silesian): to obtain, to achieve, to attain, to gain

Definitions

  1. to obtain, to achieve, to attain, to gain

Ancestry of “uzyskać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishuzyskaćto obtain something in court, to win something in court
2Old Polishu-perfective prefix
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Old Polish u- →Every word from Old Polish uzyskać →