Where does “prakůň” come from?

prakůň (Czech) comes from Czech kůň, from Old Czech kóň, from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

prakůň (Czech): any of the genera Hyracotherium (syn. Eohippus) or Hipparion of extinct equid mammals

Definitions

  1. any of the genera Hyracotherium (syn. Eohippus) or Hipparion of extinct equid mammals

Ancestry of “prakůň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůňhorse; knight
2Old Czechkóňhorse
3Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
4Proto-Slavickomňь—
5Proto-Slavickobňь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic komňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic koňь →
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