Where does “przepiłowywać” come from?
przepiłowywać (Polish) comes from Polish przepiłować, from Polish piłować, from Polish piła, from Polish piłka, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
przepiłowywać (Polish): to saw
Definitions
- to saw
Ancestry of “przepiłowywać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przepiłować | to saw |
| 2 | Polish | piłować | to saw |
| 3 | Polish | piła | saw; sawfish; third-person singular feminine past... |
| 4 | Polish | piłka | ball; Diminutive of piła |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |