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Where does “zamъkъ” come from?

zamъkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic zamъknǫti — to pull up, to drag.

zamъkъ (Proto-Slavic): lock; snare, knot

Definitions

  1. lock; snare, knot

Ancestry of “zamъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczamъknǫtito pull up, to drag

Words derived from “zamъkъ”

  • zamek
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