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Where does “hříšný” come from?

hříšný (Czech) comes from Old Czech hřiešný, from Proto-Slavic grěšьnъ, from Proto-Slavic grěxъ — sin.

hříšný (Czech): sinful

Definitions

  1. sinful

Ancestry of “hříšný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhřiešný—
2Proto-Slavicgrěšьnъ—
3Proto-Slavicgrěxъsin
Every word from Proto-Slavic grěxъ →