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Where does “mrak” come from?

mrak (Czech) comes from Old Czech mrak, from Proto-Slavic morkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

mrak (Czech): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “mrak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmrak—
2Proto-Slavicmorkъdarkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*markas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

Words derived from “mrak”

  • mračit
  • mračoun
  • mrakodrap
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