Where does “skamienieć” come from?

skamienieć (Polish) comes from Polish kamienieć, from Polish Kamień, from Russian ка́мень, from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

skamienieć (Polish): to turn to stone, to fossilise, to petrify

Definitions

  1. to turn to stone, to fossilise, to petrify

Ancestry of “skamienieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkamieniećto turn to stone, to petrify, to fossilize
2PolishKamieństone
3Russianка́меньstone, rock
4Old East Slavicкамень—
5Proto-Slavickamystone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →