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Where does “spokojený” come from?

spokojený (Czech) comes from Czech spokojit, from Czech s-, from Czech s, from Old Czech [[s]], [[se]], from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

spokojený (Czech): satisfied, content

Definitions

  1. satisfied, content

Ancestry of “spokojený”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechspokojitto require no more than; to accept
2Czechs-A prefix, usually indicating either movement...
3Czechswith
4Old Czech[[s]], [[se]]—
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “spokojený”

  • spokojenost
  • nespokojenost
  • nespokojený
  • nespokojenec
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