Where does “opłakiwać” come from?

opłakiwać (Polish) comes from Polish opłakać, from Polish płakać, from Proto-Slavic plakati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plā́ˀktei, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂k-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

opłakiwać (Polish): to mourn, to grieve

Definitions

  1. to mourn, to grieve

Ancestry of “opłakiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishopłakaćto mourn, to grieve
2Polishpłakaćto cry
3Proto-Slavicplakatito cry, to weep
4Proto-Balto-Slavicplā́ˀktei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂k-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂k-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plā́ˀktei →