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Where does “tłuc” come from?

tłuc (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.

tłuc (Polish): to break; to shatter; to flail; to hit against...

Definitions

  1. to break; to shatter; to flail; to hit against...

Ancestry of “tłuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike
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