Where does “zestrzelać” come from?

zestrzelać (Polish) comes from Polish strzelać, from Proto-Slavic strěľati — to shoot arrows.

zestrzelać (Polish): to shoot down

Definitions

  1. to shoot down

Ancestry of “zestrzelać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstrzelaćto shoot, to fire a projectile weapon; to guess
2Proto-Slavicstrěľatito shoot arrows
Every word from Proto-Slavic strěľati →Every word from Polish strzelać →