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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

Definitions

  1. greasy; expensive

Ancestry of “mastný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmastointment
2Old Czechmastointment
3Proto-Slavicmastьointment
4Proto-Slavic-tьDeverbative, creates nouns denoting act, state,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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