Where does “dalekosáhlý” come from?
dalekosáhlý (Czech) comes from Czech sáhnout, from Serbo-Croatian sahnuti, from Proto-Slavic sęgnǫti, from Proto-Slavic sęťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic senˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European seg- — to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to...
dalekosáhlý (Czech): far-reaching
Definitions
- far-reaching
Ancestry of “dalekosáhlý”, step by step
dalekosáhlý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech sáhnout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | sáhnout | to reach; to touch |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | sahnuti | to dry up; to wither, wilt; to droop, languish |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sęgnǫti | to reach for, to attain |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sęťi | to reach for |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | senˀg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seg- | to attach, touch, sow; to stick, adhere; to... |