Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “chłonąć” come from?

chłonąć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *xolnǫti.

chłonąć (Polish): to absorb

Definitions

  1. to absorb

Ancestry of “chłonąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*xolnǫti—

Words derived from “chłonąć”

  • jamochłon
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xolnǫti →