Where does “umocowywać” come from?

umocowywać (Polish) comes from Polish umocować, from Polish mocować, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

umocowywać (Polish): to fasten, to secure

Definitions

  1. to fasten, to secure

Ancestry of “umocowywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishumocowaćto fasten, to secure
2Polishmocowaćto attach, to affix
3Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
4Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
5Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →