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Where does “kamenět” come from?

kamenět (Czech) comes from Czech kámen, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kamenět (Czech): to turn into stone

Definitions

  1. to turn into stone

Ancestry of “kamenět”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkámenstone; piece
2Proto-Slavickamystone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “kamenět”

  • zkamenět
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