Where does “vojsko” come from?

vojsko (Slovak) comes from Polish wojsko, from Proto-Slavic vojьsko, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vojsko (Slovak): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “vojsko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwojskoarmy
2Proto-Slavicvojьskoarmy
3Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s →Every word from Proto-Slavic vojь →