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Where does “severský” come from?

severský (Czech) comes from Czech sever, from Old Czech sěver, from Proto-Slavic sěverъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-.

severský (Czech): Nordic

Definitions

  1. Nordic

Ancestry of “severský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsevernorth
2Old Czechsěver—
3Proto-Slavicsěverъnorth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśḗˀweras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁wer-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o- →