Where does “rozumieć” come from?
rozumieć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic orzuměti, from Proto-Slavic orzumъ, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
rozumieć (Polish): to understand
Ancestry of “rozumieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | orzuměti | to understand, to comprehend |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | orzumъ | reason, intellect |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | umъ | mind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-m- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |