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Where does “úzkost” come from?

úzkost (Czech) comes from Czech úzký, from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

úzkost (Czech): anxiety

Definitions

  1. anxiety

Ancestry of “úzkost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechúzkýnarrow
2Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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