Where does “przepłukać” come from?

przepłukać (Polish) comes from Polish płukać, from Old Polish płókać, from Proto-Slavic polkati — to wash up.

przepłukać (Polish): to rinse lightly, to rinse quickly

Definitions

  1. to rinse lightly, to rinse quickly

Ancestry of “przepłukać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpłukaćto rinse
2Old Polishpłókaćto rinse
3Proto-Slavicpolkatito wash up
Every word from Proto-Slavic polkati →Every word from Old Polish płókać →Every word from Polish płukać →