Where does “zatrzymać” come from?
zatrzymać (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.
zatrzymać (Polish): to stop, to staunch; to detain, to hold back, to...
Definitions
- to stop, to staunch; to detain, to hold back, to...
Ancestry of “zatrzymać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | za- | Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually... |
| 2 | Polish | nie- | un-, dis-, -less, non- |
| 3 | Old Polish | nie- | — |
| 4 | Old Polish | nie | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |