Where does “łamać” come from?
łamać (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *lamati, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.
Ancestry of “łamać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *lamati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lem- | to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws |