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Where does “břichomluvec” come from?

břichomluvec (Czech) comes from Czech břichomluva, from Czech mluvit, from Czech mluviti, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

břichomluvec (Czech): ventriloquist

Definitions

  1. ventriloquist

Ancestry of “břichomluvec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbřichomluvaventriloquism
2Czechmluvitto speak
3CzechmluvitiObsolete form of mluvit
4Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

Words derived from “břichomluvec”

  • břichomluvectví
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