Where does “tvárnost” come from?
tvárnost (Czech) comes from Czech tvárný, from Czech tvar, from Old Czech tvář, from Proto-Slavic tvarь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)-, from Proto-Indo-European twōrH-.
tvárnost (Czech): plasticity
Ancestry of “tvárnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | tvárný | shapeable |
| 2 | Czech | tvar | shape |
| 3 | Old Czech | tvář | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tvarь | creation, creature |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | twōr(ʔ)- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twōrH- | — |