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Where does “samotář” come from?

samotář (Czech) comes from Czech samota, from Czech sám, from Old Czech sám, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samotář (Czech): loner, solitary

Definitions

  1. loner, solitary

Ancestry of “samotář”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsamotasolitude
2Czechsámoneself, himself, herself, itself; alone, by...
3Old Czechsám—
4Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samotář”

  • samotářka
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