Where does “łamać” come from?

łamać (Polish) comes from Old Polish łamać, from Proto-Slavic *lamati, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

łamać (Polish): to break, to snap; to break a long, thin, brittle...

Definitions

  1. to break, to snap; to break a long, thin, brittle...

Ancestry of “łamać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłamaćto break
2Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
3Proto-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 →Every word from Old Polish łamać →
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