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Where does “obávaný” come from?

obávaný (Czech) comes from Czech -aný, from Proto-Slavic *-anъ, from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ — Forming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en.

obávaný (Czech): dreaded, feared, formidable

Definitions

  1. dreaded, feared, formidable

Ancestry of “obávaný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-aný—
2Proto-Slavic*-anъ—
3Proto-Slavic-ěnъForming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ →