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Where does “ofiarować” come from?

ofiarować (Polish) comes from Polish ofiara, from Old Czech ofěra, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ofiarować (Polish): to sacrifice, to offer to a deity; to give, to...

Definitions

  1. to sacrifice, to offer to a deity; to give, to...

Ancestry of “ofiarować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishofiaravictim; sacrifice
2Old Czechofěra—
3Latinofferō—
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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