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Where does “сло̀мити” come from?

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

Ancestry of “сло̀мити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло̀мити—
2Proto-Slaviclomitito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “сло̀мити”

  • несаломљив
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