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Where does “překonat” come from?

překonat (Czech) comes from Czech pře-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

překonat (Czech): to overcome, to surmount; to excel, to outdo, to...

Definitions

  1. to overcome, to surmount; to excel, to outdo, to...

Ancestry of “překonat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpře-re-; over-; out-
2Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
3Proto-Slavicpro-—
4Proto-Slavic*pro—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “překonat”

  • překonatelný
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