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Where does “chránit” come from?

chránit (Czech) comes from Slavic chraniti, from Proto-Slavic xorniti, from Proto-Slavic xorna — food; fodder.

chránit (Czech): to protect

Definitions

  1. to protect

Ancestry of “chránit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavicchraniti—
2Proto-Slavicxornitito feed? to protect? to hide?
3Proto-Slavicxornafood; fodder

Words derived from “chránit”

  • zachránce
  • zachránkyně
  • ochránkyně
  • ochránit
  • ochránce
  • zachránit
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