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Where does “čít” come from?

čít (Czech) comes from Czech cítit, from Old Czech cútiti, from Proto-Slavic oťutiti, from Proto-Slavic ot- — out of.

Ancestry of “čít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechcítit—
2Old Czechcútiti—
3Proto-Slavicoťutitito feel, to perceive
4Proto-Slavicot-out of

Words derived from “čít”

  • živočich
  • začít
  • živočišný
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