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Where does “uvěznit” come from?

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

uvěznit (Czech): to imprison

Definitions

  1. to imprison

Ancestry of “uvěznit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechu-from; unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistake
2Old Czechú-—
3Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “uvěznit”

  • uvězněný
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →