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Where does “lékař” come from?

lékař (Czech) comes from Czech -ář, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

lékař (Czech): physician, doctor

Definitions

  1. physician, doctor

Ancestry of “lékař”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ářa suffix appended to words to create an agent...
2Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
3Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “lékař”

  • lékařka
  • zvěrolékařka
  • zvěrolékař
  • lékařský
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