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Where does “oštěpařka” come from?

oštěpařka (Czech) comes from Czech oštěpař, from Czech ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

oštěpařka (Czech): female javelin thrower

Definitions

  1. female javelin thrower

Ancestry of “oštěpařka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechoštěpařjavelin thrower
2Czecharare
3Frencharean are
4Latinārea—
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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