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.

łamać (Old Polish): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “łamać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws

Words derived from “łamać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *lamati →