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Where does “tetřev” come from?

tetřev (Czech) comes from Old Czech tetřěv, from Proto-Slavic tetervь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

tetřev (Czech): grouse; capercaillie

Definitions

  1. grouse; capercaillie

Ancestry of “tetřev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtetřěv—
2Proto-Slavictetervьgrouse; black grouse
3Proto-Balto-Slavicteterwásgrouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “tetřev”

  • tetřevice
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