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Where does “chytrý” come from?

chytrý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic xytrъ, from Proto-Slavic -rъ, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

chytrý (Czech): clever

Definitions

  1. clever

Ancestry of “chytrý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxytrъcunning, sly, wise
2Proto-Slavic-rъFrom intransitive verbs or basic 0-grade stems,...
3Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “chytrý”

  • chytrost
  • chytrák
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →