Where does “omywać” come from?
omywać (Polish) comes from Polish omyć, from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.
omywać (Polish): to wash the surface of something thoroughly
Definitions
- to wash the surface of something thoroughly
Ancestry of “omywać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | omyć | to wash the surface of something thoroughly |
| 2 | Polish | o- | prefix indicating a perfective verb |
| 3 | Old Polish | o- | appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b)- | over |
Words derived from “omywać”