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Where does “otevřený” come from?

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

otevřený (Czech): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “otevřený”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechotevřítto open
2Old Czechotevřieti—
3Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
4Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

Words derived from “otevřený”

  • otevřenost
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