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Where does “pěstoun” come from?

pěstoun (Czech) comes from Czech -oun, from Old Czech -ún.

pěstoun (Czech): foster parent, foster carer

Definitions

  1. foster parent, foster carer

Ancestry of “pěstoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ounA noun-forming suffix
2Old Czech-ún—
Every word from Old Czech -ún →