Where does “zalamati” come from?

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

zalamati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of zalòmiti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of zalòmiti

Ancestry of “zalamati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzalòmitito break off, cut off
2Serbo-Croatianlomitito 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 lomiti →