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Where does “nalézt” come from?

nalézt (Czech) comes from Czech lézt, from Old Czech lézti, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

nalézt (Czech): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “nalézt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechléztto crawl; to climb
2Old Czechlézti—
3Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

Words derived from “nalézt”

  • vynalézt
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