Where does “zamknout” come from?

zamknout (Czech) comes from Old Czech zamknúti, from Old Czech -mknúti, from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

zamknout (Czech): to lock to fasten with lock

Definitions

  1. to lock to fasten with lock

Ancestry of “zamknout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzamknútito lock
2Old Czech-mknúti—
3Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →