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Where does “hořký” come from?

hořký (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic gorьkъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

hořký (Czech): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “hořký”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgorьkъbitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “hořký”

  • hořkost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →