Where does “uzamknúť” come from?

uzamknúť (Slovak) comes from Slovak zamknúť, from Slovak -mknúť, from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

uzamknúť (Slovak): to lock up, to secure

Definitions

  1. to lock up, to secure

Ancestry of “uzamknúť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakzamknúťto lock
2Slovak-mknúť—
3Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →