Where does “dušezpyt” come from?

dušezpyt (Czech) comes from Czech duše, from Old Czech dušě, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

dušezpyt (Czech): psychology

Definitions

  1. psychology

Ancestry of “dušezpyt”, step by step

dušezpyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech duše

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdušesoul; inner tube; sound post
2Old Czechdušěsoul
3Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
4Proto-Slavic*duxja—

via Czech zpyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzpytinquiry, investigation, research
2Czechzpytovatto search, to explore
3Old Czech[[zpytávati]], [[zpytovati]], [[vzpytovati]]—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Old Czech dušě →