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Where does “spisovatel” come from?

spisovatel (Czech) comes from Slovak -teľ, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

spisovatel (Czech): writer

Definitions

  1. writer

Ancestry of “spisovatel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-teľ-er
2Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “spisovatel”

  • spisovatelka
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