Where does “zalòmiti” come from?

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

zalòmiti (Serbo-Croatian): to break off, cut off

Definitions

  1. to break off, cut off

Ancestry of “zalòmiti”, step by step

zalòmiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian lomiti

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

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “zalòmiti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian lomiti →