Where does “połamać” come from?

połamać (Polish) comes from Polish łamać, from Old Polish łamać, from Proto-Slavic *lamati, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

połamać (Polish): to break many things or in many places

Definitions

  1. to break many things or in many places

Ancestry of “połamać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłamaćto break, to snap; to break a long, thin, brittle...
2Old Polishłamaćto break
3Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *lamati →Every word from Old Polish łamać →