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Where does “proměnit” come from?

proměnit (Czech) comes from Czech měnit, from Proto-Slavic měniti, from Proto-Slavic měna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maināˀ, from Proto-Indo-European moi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

proměnit (Czech): to turn; to transform; to metamorphose

Definitions

  1. to turn; to transform; to metamorphose

Ancestry of “proměnit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměnitto change; to replace; to exchange money
2Proto-Slavicměnitito change, to exchange; to think
3Proto-Slavicměnachange, exchange
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmaināˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoi-n-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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