Where does “pōmorzić” come from?

pōmorzić (Silesian) comes from Old Polish pomorzyć, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

pōmorzić (Silesian): to starve

Definitions

  1. to starve

Ancestry of “pōmorzić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpomorzyćto kill or destroy all of something
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pomorzyć →