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Where does “královrah” come from?

královrah (Czech) comes from Czech Král, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

královrah (Czech): regicide

Definitions

  1. regicide

Ancestry of “královrah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechKrál—
2Proto-Slavickorľьking
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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