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Where does “Vítězslav” come from?
Vítězslav (Czech) comes from Czech vítěz, from Proto-Slavic vitędzь, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.
Ancestry of “Vítězslav”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Czech
vítěz
winner
2
Proto-Slavic
vitędzь
knight, hero
3
Proto-Germanic
wīkingaz
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