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Where does “předběžný” come from?

předběžný (Czech) comes from Czech běžný, from Czech běžet, from Old Czech běžěti, from Proto-Slavic běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

předběžný (Czech): preliminary

Definitions

  1. preliminary

Ancestry of “předběžný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechběžnýcommon
2Czechběžetto run
3Old Czechběžěti—
4Proto-Slavicběžatito run, escape
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbēˀgjā́ˀteito run, flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
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