Where does “zaplatać” come from?

zaplatać (Polish) comes from Polish zapleść, 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.

zaplatać (Polish): to plait, braid

Definitions

  1. to plait, braid

Ancestry of “zaplatać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzapleśćto plait, braid
2Polishza-Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually...
3Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
4Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
5Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
6Proto-Slavicnenot
7Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
8Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Polish za-Every word from Polish nie-
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