potyczka.
clash, encounter, skirmish (brief battle between small groups)
Meaning & usage
clash, encounter, skirmish (brief battle between small groups)
argument, quarrel
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Old Polish po- Polish po- Proto-Indo-European *tewk-der.? Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewk-der.? Proto-Indo-European *tek-der.? Proto-Slavic *tъkati Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Slavic *-nǫti Proto-Slavic *tъknǫti Old Polish tknąć Polish tknąć Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Old Polish -ać Polish -ać Polish tykać Polish potykać Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish potyczka From potykać + -ka.
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