Where does “únoskyně” come from?
únoskyně (Czech) comes from Czech únos, from Czech unést, from Czech nést, from Old Czech nésti, from Proto-Slavic nestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
únoskyně (Czech): female kidnapper
Ancestry of “únoskyně”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | únos | kidnapping, kidnap |
| 2 | Czech | unést | — |
| 3 | Czech | nést | to carry |
| 4 | Old Czech | nésti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | nestì | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | neśtei | to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |