Where does “těžba” come from?
těžba (Czech) comes from Czech těžit, from Proto-Slavic tęžiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
těžba (Czech): mining
Definitions
- mining
Ancestry of “těžba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | těžit | to mine; to benefit |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tęžiti | to weigh, to burden; to struggle |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |