Where does “upřít” come from?

upřít (Czech) comes from Czech u-, from Old Czech ú-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

upřít (Czech): to deny

Definitions

  1. to deny

Ancestry of “upřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechu-from; unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistake
2Old Czechú-—
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Czech u- →Every word from Old Czech ú- →
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