Where does “oszałamiać” come from?
oszałamiać (Polish) comes from Polish oszołomić, from Russian ошеломи́ть, from Russian шело́м, from Old East Slavic шеломъ, from Proto-Slavic šelmъ, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
oszałamiać (Polish): to daze, to bewilder, to stupefy
Definitions
- to daze, to bewilder, to stupefy
Ancestry of “oszałamiać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | oszołomić | to daze, to bewilder, to stupefy |
| 2 | Russian | ошеломи́ть | to stun, to stupefy |
| 3 | Russian | шело́м | helmet |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | шеломъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | šelmъ | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |