Where does “odvetný” come from?
odvetný (Czech) comes from Veps odveta, from Veps -eta, from Proto-Finnic -t'ak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
odvetný (Czech): retaliatory
Definitions
- retaliatory
Ancestry of “odvetný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veps | odveta | to become cheaper, to become less expensive; to... |
| 2 | Veps | -eta | Forms intransitive verbs from adjectives,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |