Where does “ômywok” come from?
ômywok (Polish) comes from Polish omywać, from Polish omyć, from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.
Ancestry of “ômywok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | omywać | to wash the surface of something thoroughly |
| 2 | Polish | omyć | to wash the surface of something thoroughly |
| 3 | Polish | o- | prefix indicating a perfective verb |
| 4 | Old Polish | o- | appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | o(b)- | over |