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Where does “palec” come from?

palec (Czech) comes from Old Czech palec, from Proto-Slavic palьcь — thumb, finger.

palec (Czech): thumb; big toe; inch

Definitions

  1. thumb; big toe; inch

Ancestry of “palec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpalec—
2Proto-Slavicpalьcьthumb, finger
Every word from Proto-Slavic palьcь →