Where does “žertíček” come from?
žertíček (Czech) comes from Czech žertík, from Czech -ík, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
žertíček (Czech): Diminutive of žert
Ancestry of “žertíček”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | žertík | Diminutive of žert |
| 2 | Czech | -ík | A diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |