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Where does “oprať” come from?

oprať (Czech) comes from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

Ancestry of “oprať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecho-around, all around; A complete action, a...
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “oprať”

  • oprátka
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