Where does “ламаць” come from?

ламаць (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic *lamati, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

ламаць (Belarusian): to break (into two pieces), to fracture

Definitions

  1. to break (into two pieces), to fracture

Ancestry of “ламаць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem-Every word from Proto-Slavic *lamati
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