Where does “mastný” come from?
mastný (Czech) comes from Czech mast, from Old Czech mast, from Proto-Slavic mastь, from Proto-Slavic -tь, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
mastný (Czech): greasy; expensive
Ancestry of “mastný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | mast | ointment |
| 2 | Old Czech | mast | ointment |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mastь | ointment |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -tь | Deverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |