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Where does “pohlavnost” come from?

pohlavnost (Czech) comes from Czech pohlavní, from Czech pohlaví, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

pohlavnost (Czech): sexuality

Definitions

  1. sexuality

Ancestry of “pohlavnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpohlavnísexual
2Czechpohlavísex
3Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
4Old Czech-í—
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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