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Where does “rajský” come from?

rajský (Czech) comes from Czech ráj, from Proto-Slavic rajь, from Proto-Iranian raHíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁ís — wealth, goods.

rajský (Czech): paradise; tomato

Definitions

  1. paradise; tomato

Ancestry of “rajský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrájparadise
2Proto-Slavicrajьparadise
3Proto-IranianraHíš—
4Proto-Indo-IranianraHíš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁íswealth, goods
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁ís →