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Where does “mozek” come from?

mozek (Czech) comes from Old Czech mozk, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

mozek (Czech): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “mozek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmozkbrain
2Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

Words derived from “mozek”

  • mozkomor
  • mozkový
  • mozkomíšní
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