Where does “groteskní” come from?

groteskní (Czech) comes from Czech -ní, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

groteskní (Czech): strange, odd, surprising

Definitions

  1. strange, odd, surprising

Ancestry of “groteskní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ní-ian, -al, -an; used to derive nouns from verbs
2Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Czech -ní →Every word from Proto-Slavic -nьje →