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Where does “hasič” come from?

hasič (Czech) comes from Czech hasit, from Old Czech hasiti, from Proto-Slavic gasìti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷōs-eye-.

hasič (Czech): firefighter, fireman

Definitions

  1. firefighter, fireman

Ancestry of “hasič”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhasitto extinguish
2Old Czechhasiti—
3Proto-Slavicgasìti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷōs-eye-—

Words derived from “hasič”

  • hasička
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷōs-eye- →