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Where does “zamordować” come from?

zamordować (Polish) comes from Polish za-, from Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

zamordować (Polish): to murder, to kill on purpose

Definitions

  1. to murder, to kill on purpose

Ancestry of “zamordować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishza-Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually...
2Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
3Old Polishnie-—
4Old Polishnie—
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →