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Where does “posera” come from?

posera (Czech) comes from Czech posrat, from Czech srát, from Old Czech sráti, from Proto-Slavic sьrati, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

posera (Czech): coward

Definitions

  1. coward

Ancestry of “posera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechposratto fuck up; to shit oneself
2Czechsrátto shit; to piss off, to fuck off; to never mind,...
3Old Czechsráti—
4Proto-Slavicsьratito shit, defecate
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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