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Where does “dřevěný” come from?

dřevěný (Czech) comes from Czech dřevo, from Old Czech dřěvo, from Proto-Slavic dervo, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

dřevěný (Czech): wooden

Definitions

  1. wooden

Ancestry of “dřevěný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdřevowood
2Old Czechdřěvo—
3Proto-Slavicdervotree
4EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
5Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
6Proto-Hellenicdórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
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