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Where does “srdce” come from?

srdce (Czech) comes from Old Czech srdce, from Proto-Slavic sьrdьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirˀdís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

srdce (Czech): heart; hearts

Definitions

  1. heart; hearts

Ancestry of “srdce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsrdce—
2Proto-Slavicsьrdьceheart
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśirˀdísheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “srdce”

  • milosrdenství
  • srdcař
  • nemilosrdný
  • nemilosrdně
  • srdcový
  • milosrdný
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →