Where does “oszałamiający” come from?
oszałamiający (Polish) comes from Polish oszałamiać, 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 — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
oszałamiający (Polish): dazzling, stunning
Definitions
- dazzling, stunning
Ancestry of “oszałamiający”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | oszałamiać | to daze, to bewilder, to stupefy |
| 2 | Polish | oszołomić | to daze, to bewilder, to stupefy |
| 3 | Russian | ошеломи́ть | to stun, to stupefy |
| 4 | Russian | шело́м | helmet |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | шеломъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | šelmъ | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |