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Where does “nosohltan” come from?

nosohltan (Czech) comes from Czech hltan, from Czech -an, from Old Czech -ěnín, from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

nosohltan (Czech): nasopharynx

Definitions

  1. nasopharynx

Ancestry of “nosohltan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhltanpharynx
2Czech-anForms nouns, including inhabitant names
3Old Czech-ěnín—
4Proto-Slavic-janinъCreates male dweller terms from toponyms or place...
5Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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