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Where does “golfový” come from?

golfový (Czech) comes from Czech golf, from German golf, from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

golfový (Czech): golf

Definitions

  1. golf

Ancestry of “golfový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechgolfgolf; bay, gulf
2Germangolfsingular imperative of golfen; first-person...
3Italiangolfogulf
4Latincolfos—
5Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
6Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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