Where does “włamanie” come from?

włamanie (Polish) comes from Polish włamać, from Polish łamać, from Old Polish łamać, from Proto-Slavic *lamati, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

włamanie (Polish): burglary

Definitions

  1. burglary

Ancestry of “włamanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwłamaćto break in, to hack into
2Polishłamaćto break, to snap; to break a long, thin, brittle...
3Old Polishłamaćto break
4Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws

Words derived from “włamanie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *lamati →Every word from Old Polish łamać →