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Where does “obryně” come from?

obryně (Czech) comes from Czech -yně, from Proto-Slavic -yni, from Proto-Slavic -ni — one.

obryně (Czech): giantess, female giant

Definitions

  1. giantess, female giant

Ancestry of “obryně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-yněA suffix
2Proto-Slavic-yniDenominal, forming feminine noun forms....
3Proto-Slavic-nione
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