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Where does “skokan” come from?

skokan (Czech) comes from Czech -an, from Old Czech -ěnín, from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

skokan (Czech): jumper; several genera of frog

Definitions

  1. jumper; several genera of frog

Ancestry of “skokan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-anForms nouns, including inhabitant names
2Old Czech-ěnín—
3Proto-Slavic-janinъCreates male dweller terms from toponyms or place...
4Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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