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Where does “mlynář” come from?

mlynář (Czech) comes from Czech mlýn, from Proto-Slavic mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mlynář (Czech): miller; hooker

Definitions

  1. miller; hooker

Ancestry of “mlynář”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmlýnmill; scrum
2Proto-Slavicmъlinъ—
3Old High Germanmulinmill
4Latinmolīnum—
5Latinmolīnus—
6Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mlynář”

  • mlynářka
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