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Where does “životopisný” come from?

životopisný (Czech) comes from Czech životopis, from Czech život, from Old Czech život, from Proto-Slavic životъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

životopisný (Czech): biographical, biographic

Definitions

  1. biographical, biographic

Ancestry of “životopisný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechživotopisbiography; curriculum vitae, CV
2Czechživotlife
3Old Czechživot—
4Proto-Slavicživotъlife; belly
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →