Where does “podmywać” come from?

podmywać (Polish) comes from Polish podmyć, from Polish pod-, from Old Polish pod-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

podmywać (Polish): to encroach, to erode, to scour

Definitions

  1. to encroach, to erode, to scour

Ancestry of “podmywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodmyćto encroach, to erode, to scour
2Polishpod-under-, sub-
3Old Polishpod-under-, sub
4Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Polish pod- →Every word from Old Polish pod- →