Where does “řídký” come from?
řídký (Czech) comes from Slovak riedky, from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ-.
řídký (Czech): thin; sparse; infrequent
Ancestry of “řídký”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | riedky | rare |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rědъkъ | sparse, rare |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | redʔ- | — |