Where does “chwacić” come from?

chwacić (Polish) comes from Old Polish chwacić, from Proto-Slavic xvatiti — to grasp, to catch.

chwacić (Polish): to founder

Definitions

  1. to founder

Ancestry of “chwacić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchwacić—
2Proto-Slavicxvatitito grasp, to catch
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvatiti →Every word from Old Polish chwacić →
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