Where does “łōmać” come from?

łōmać (Silesian) comes from Old Polish łamać, from Proto-Slavic *lamati, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

łōmać (Silesian): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “łōmać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłamaćto break
2Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *lamati →Every word from Old Polish łamać →