Where does “dobročinný” come from?
dobročinný (Czech) comes from Czech čin, from Old Czech čin, from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
dobročinný (Czech): charitable
Ancestry of “dobročinný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | čin | action, act, deed; feat |
| 2 | Old Czech | čin | action, act, deed; feat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | činъ | dignity |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |