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Where does “otrokyně” come from?

otrokyně (Czech) comes from Czech otrok, from Old Czech otrok, from Proto-Slavic otrokъ, from Proto-Slavic rokъ, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

otrokyně (Czech): female slave

Definitions

  1. female slave

Ancestry of “otrokyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechotrokslave
2Old Czechotrok—
3Proto-Slavicotrokъchild, offspring; servant
4Proto-Slavicrokъtime, term; year
5Proto-Slavicreťito say
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