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Where does “poprvé” come from?

poprvé (Czech) comes from Czech prvý, from Old Czech prvý, from Proto-Slavic pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

poprvé (Czech): for the first time

Definitions

  1. for the first time

Ancestry of “poprvé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprvýfirst
2Old Czechprvý—
3Proto-Slavicpьrvъfirst
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀwas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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