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Where does “proti” come from?

proti (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian protiv, from Proto-Slavic protivъ.

proti (Czech): con; against; opposite

Definitions

  1. con; against; opposite

Ancestry of “proti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprotivagainst
2Proto-Slavicprotivъ—

Words derived from “proti”

  • protifašistický
  • proti-
  • protiargument
  • protilátka
  • protipříklad
  • protipól
  • protisměr
  • protijed
Every word from Proto-Slavic protivъ →