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Where does “prsť” come from?

prsť (Czech) comes from Old Czech prst, from Proto-Slavic pьrstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírštan, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prsť (Czech): soil; second-person singular imperative of prstit

Definitions

  1. soil; second-person singular imperative of prstit

Ancestry of “prsť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechprst—
2Proto-Slavicpьrstъfinger
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpírštanfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-o-mtip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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