Where does “pakůň” come from?

pakůň (Czech) comes from Czech kůň, from Old Czech kóň, from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

pakůň (Czech): wildebeest, gnu animal of genus

Definitions

  1. wildebeest, gnu animal of genus

Ancestry of “pakůň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůňhorse; knight
2Old Czechkóňhorse
3Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
4Proto-Slavickomňь—
5Proto-Slavickobňь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic komňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic koňь →
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