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Where does “otevřít” come from?

otevřít (Czech) comes from Old Czech otevřieti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

otevřít (Czech): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “otevřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechotevřieti—
2Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
3Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

Words derived from “otevřít”

  • otevřený
  • otevřenost
  • otevření
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