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zapobiec.

to prevent, to avert, to ward off

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/zaˈpɔ.bjɛt͡s/
  1. to prevent, to avert, to ward off

    intransitive · perfective
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 *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Old Polish po- Polish po- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *bḗˀgtei Proto-Slavic *běťi Old Polish biec Polish biec Polish pobiec Polish zapobiec From za- + pobiec.

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