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Where does “pštros” come from?

pštros (Czech) comes from Old Czech pštros, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs.

pštros (Czech): ostrich

Definitions

  1. ostrich

Ancestry of “pštros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpštros—
2Old High Germanstrūz—
3Latinstrūthiō—
4Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
5Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
6Proto-Hellenic-ihō—
7Proto-Indo-European-isō—
8Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
9Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “pštros”

  • pštrosice
  • pštrosí
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