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Where does “křenový” come from?

křenový (Czech) comes from Czech křen, from Old Czech [[chřěn]], [[křěn]], from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.

křenový (Czech): horseradish

Definitions

  1. horseradish

Ancestry of “křenový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkřenhorseradish; cockblocker
2Old Czech[[chřěn]], [[křěn]]—
3Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish
Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →