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Where does “číselný” come from?

číselný (Czech) comes from Czech číslo, from Proto-Slavic čislo, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

číselný (Czech): numerical

Definitions

  1. numerical

Ancestry of “číselný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčíslonumber; issue
2Proto-Slavicčislonumber
3Proto-Slavicčistito read; to honour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
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