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Where does “přitažlivý” come from?

přitažlivý (Czech) comes from Czech přitáhnout, from Czech táhnout, from Old Czech táhnúti, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

přitažlivý (Czech): attractive

Definitions

  1. attractive

Ancestry of “přitažlivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpřitáhnout—
2Czechtáhnoutto pull
3Old Czechtáhnúti—
4Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “přitažlivý”

  • přitažlivost
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