Where does “ukrócić” come from?

ukrócić (Polish) comes from Polish krócić, from Old Polish krócić, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

ukrócić (Polish): to cut short, to diminish, to reduce, to shorten

Definitions

  1. to cut short, to diminish, to reduce, to shorten

Ancestry of “ukrócić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrócićto cut short, to shorten
2Old Polishkrócićto curb, to tame, to restrain, to temper
3Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti →Every word from Old Polish krócić →