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Where does “vám” come from?

vám (Czech) comes from Czech vy, from Old Czech vy, from Proto-Slavic vy, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

vám (Czech): dative plural of ty; dative of vy

Definitions

  1. dative plural of ty; dative of vy

Ancestry of “vám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvyyou
2Old Czechvy—
3Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →