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Where does “berňák” come from?

berňák (Czech) comes from Czech -ák, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

berňák (Czech): tax office, tax agency, tax authority

Definitions

  1. tax office, tax agency, tax authority

Ancestry of “berňák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ákgrader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...
2Proto-Slavicsъsàti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
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