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Where does “zmywać” come from?

zmywać (Polish) comes from Polish zmyć, from Polish z-, from Old Polish z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

zmywać (Polish): to clean; to do the dishes; to escape, to run...

Definitions

  1. to clean; to do the dishes; to escape, to run...

Ancestry of “zmywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzmyćto wash down, to cleanse; to disappear, to run...
2Polishz-Used before vowels or voiced consonants, as well...
3Old Polishz-—
4Proto-Slavicjьz-—
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “zmywać”

  • zmywarka
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