zapadka.
pawl (pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction)
Meaning & usage
pawl (pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰe? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō Proto-Balto-Slavic *źō Proto-Slavic *za Proto-Slavic *za- Old Polish za- Polish za- Proto-Indo-European *ped-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *pṓˀstei Proto-Slavic *pàsti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *pàdati Polish padać Polish zapadać Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish zapadka From zapadać + -ka.
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