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Where does “okrový” come from?

okrový (Czech) comes from Czech okr, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

okrový (Czech): ocher, ochre

Definitions

  1. ocher, ochre

Ancestry of “okrový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechokrocher, ochre
2Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
3Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan
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