Where does “penězokaz” come from?
penězokaz (Czech) comes from Czech peníze, from Czech peníz, from Proto-Slavic pěnędzь, from Old High German phenning, from Old High German phendi(n)g.
penězokaz (Czech): counterfeiter of money
Ancestry of “penězokaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | peníze | money; nominative plural of peníz; accusative... |
| 2 | Czech | peníz | coin; sum |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pěnędzь | coin, money |
| 4 | Old High German | phenning | a kind of coin |
| 5 | Old High German | phendi(n)g | — |