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Where does “pravit” come from?

pravit (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pravit (Czech): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “pravit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpravitito twist, to turn
2Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pravit”

  • opravit
  • hvězdopravec
  • hvězdopravectví
  • upravit
  • popravit
  • připravit
  • spravit
  • opravna
  • opravář
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →