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Where does “bažant” come from?

bažant (Czech) comes from Old Czech bažant, from Middle High German vasant, from Old French fasant, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

bažant (Czech): pheasant; rookie

Definitions

  1. pheasant; rookie

Ancestry of “bažant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbažant—
2Middle High Germanvasant—
3Old Frenchfasant—
4Latinphāsiānus—
5Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
6Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
7Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “bažant”

  • bażant
  • bažantice
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