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Where does “kłamać” come from?

kłamać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic klamati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

kłamać (Polish): to lie

Definitions

  1. to lie

Ancestry of “kłamać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklamatito sway, to swindle; to lie, to deceive
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “kłamać”

  • kłamstwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →