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Where does “suchý” come from?

suchý (Czech) comes from Old Czech suchý, from Proto-Slavic sȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ewsos.

suchý (Czech): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “suchý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsuchý—
2Proto-Slavicsȗxъdry
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*saušás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ewsos—

Words derived from “suchý”

  • suchar
  • suchost
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