Where does “uvězněný” come from?
uvězněný (Czech) comes from Czech uvěznit, from Czech u-, from Old Czech ú-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.
uvězněný (Czech): imprisoned
Ancestry of “uvězněný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | uvěznit | to imprison |
| 2 | Czech | u- | from; unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistake |
| 3 | Old Czech | ú- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |