Where does “nevěstkář” come from?

nevěstkář (Czech) comes from Czech nevěstka, from Czech nevěsta, from Serbo-Croatian nevesta, from Proto-Slavic nevěsta, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nevěstkář (Czech): whoremonger

Definitions

  1. whoremonger

Ancestry of “nevěstkář”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnevěstkaprostitute
2Czechnevěstabride
3Serbo-Croatiannevestabride
4Proto-Slavicnevěstabride
5Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →
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