Where does “spełzać” come from?

spełzać (Polish) comes from Polish pełzać, from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei.

spełzać (Polish): to crawl down, to crawl off

Definitions

  1. to crawl down, to crawl off

Ancestry of “spełzać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpełzaćto crawl
2Proto-Slavicpь̀lzatito creep, to crawl
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati →Every word from Polish pełzać →