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Where does “žabí” come from?

žabí (Czech) comes from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

žabí (Czech): frog, frog's

Definitions

  1. frog, frog's

Ancestry of “žabí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
2Old Czech-í—
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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