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Where does “sou-” come from?

sou- (Czech) comes from Slovak sú-, from Proto-Slavic sǫ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

sou- (Czech): com-, con-, co-

Definitions

  1. com-, con-, co-

Ancestry of “sou-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksú-A prefix akin to co-
2Proto-Slavicsǫ-together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “sou-”

  • soudobý
  • souběžný
  • souboj
  • souběžnost
  • souostroví
  • soustrast
  • souviset
  • soucit
  • souvislý
  • souvislost
  • souhlasit
  • současný
  • současnost
  • součástka
  • současník
  • soudruh
  • soudružka
  • souhláskový
  • osouložit
  • souložit
  • soucitný
  • souhláska
  • nesouměrný
  • souměrný
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