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Where does “mravní” come from?

mravní (Czech) comes from Czech mrav, from Old Czech nrav, from Proto-Slavic nȏrvъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

mravní (Czech): moral

Definitions

  1. moral

Ancestry of “mravní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmravmores; custom
2Old Czechnrav—
3Proto-Slavicnȏrvъ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
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