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Where does “zlomit” come from?

zlomit (Czech) comes from Czech z-, from Old Czech z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

zlomit (Czech): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “zlomit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechz-A prefix, indicating a change of state
2Old Czechz-—
3Proto-Slavicjьz-—
4Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “zlomit”

  • zlomený
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