Where does “liška” come from?

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

liška (Czech): fox, "Vulpes", genus within the family Canidae;...

Definitions

  1. fox, "Vulpes", genus within the family Canidae;...

Ancestry of “liška”, step by step

liška traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech liška

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechliškafox
2Proto-Slaviclišьkafox
3Proto-Slaviclisъfox

via Proto-Slavic *lisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*lisafox

Words derived from “liška

Every word from Proto-Slavic lisъEvery word from Proto-Slavic lišьkaEvery word from Old Czech liška
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