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Where does “tažný” come from?

tažný (Czech) comes from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

tažný (Czech): ductile

Definitions

  1. ductile

Ancestry of “tažný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputih—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “tažný”

  • tažnost
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