Where does “jistě” come from?
jistě (Czech) comes from Czech -ě, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.
jistě (Czech): certainly, surely; masculine singular present...
Definitions
- certainly, surely; masculine singular present...
Ancestry of “jistě”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | -ě | Used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ę | Forms nouns for young animals and other... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ę | — |