Where does “lišák” come from?

lišák (Czech) comes from Czech liška, from Old Czech liška, from Proto-Slavic lišьka, from Proto-Slavic lisъ — fox.

lišák (Czech): male fox, reynard; fox; Wikispecies

Definitions

  1. male fox, reynard; fox; Wikispecies

Ancestry of “lišák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechliškafox, "Vulpes", genus within the family Canidae;...
2Old Czechliškafox
3Proto-Slaviclišьkafox
4Proto-Slaviclisъfox
Every word from Proto-Slavic lisъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lišьka →Every word from Old Czech liška →
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