Where does “obdziabać” come from?

obdziabać (Polish) comes from Polish dziabać, from Polish dziobać, from Old Polish zobać, from Proto-Slavic zobati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

obdziabać (Polish): to debark a tree

Definitions

  1. to debark a tree

Ancestry of “obdziabać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziabaćto hit with a sharp tool
2Polishdziobaćto peck
3Old Polishzobaćto peck
4Proto-Slaviczobatito peck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zobati →Every word from Old Polish zobać →
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