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Where does “dvorek” come from?

dvorek (Czech) comes from Czech dvůr, from Serbo-Croatian dvor, from Old Church Slavonic дворъ, from Proto-Slavic dvòrъ — court, courtyard.

dvorek (Czech): yard

Definitions

  1. yard

Ancestry of “dvorek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdvůrcourt, courtyard; court
2Serbo-Croatiandvorcastle; palace; courtyard, court
3Old Church Slavonicдворъcourt, courtyard; home, household
4Proto-Slavicdvòrъcourt, courtyard
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