Where does “заламати” come from?

заламати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зало̀мити, from Serbo-Croatian ло̀мити, from Proto-Slavic lomiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

заламати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of зало̀мити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of зало̀мити

Ancestry of “заламати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзало̀митиto break off, cut off
2Serbo-Croatianло̀митиto break, crack
3Proto-Slaviclomitito break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ло̀мити →
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