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Where does “činný” come from?

činný (Czech) comes from Czech čin, from Old Czech čin, from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

činný (Czech): active

Definitions

  1. active

Ancestry of “činný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčinaction, act, deed; feat
2Old Czechčinaction, act, deed; feat
3Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “činný”

  • nečinný
  • nečinnost
  • dobročinný
  • dobročinnost
  • činnost
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