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Where does “průvodkyně” come from?

průvodkyně (Czech) comes from English provest, from English prove, from Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.

průvodkyně (Czech): female guide

Definitions

  1. female guide

Ancestry of “průvodkyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprovestsecond-person singular simple present form of...
2EnglishproveTo demonstrate that something is true or viable;...
3Middle Englishproven—
4Old Frenchproverto prove
5Latinprobāre—
6Latinprobō—
7LatinProbus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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