Where does “omowny” come from?
omowny (Polish) comes from Old Polish omowny, from Old Polish omowa, from Old Polish omówić, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.
omowny (Polish): indirect, periphrastic, circumlocutory
Definitions
- indirect, periphrastic, circumlocutory
Ancestry of “omowny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Polish | omowny | slanderous |
| 2 | Old Polish | omowa | slander, defamation |
| 3 | Old Polish | omówić | to slander |
| 4 | Old Polish | o- | appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | o(b)- | over |
Words derived from “omowny”