Where does “rozłamywać” come from?

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

rozłamywać (Polish): to break apart, to break up

Definitions

  1. to break apart, to break up

Ancestry of “rozłamywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrozłamaćto break apart, to break up
2Polishłamaćto break, to snap; to break a long, thin, brittle...
3Old Polishłamaćto break
4Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
5Proto-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 →