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Where does “železnice” come from?

železnice (Czech) comes from Czech -nice, from Czech -ník, from Old Czech -ník, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

železnice (Czech): railroad, railway, rail transport

Definitions

  1. railroad, railway, rail transport

Ancestry of “železnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-niceNominal suffix
2Czech-níkNominal suffix
3Old Czech-ník—
4Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
5Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “železnice”

  • železniční
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