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Where does “vůz” come from?

vůz (Czech) comes from Old Czech vóz, from Proto-Slavic vôzъ, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vůz (Czech): cart; car, automobile; car

Definitions

  1. cart; car, automobile; car

Ancestry of “vůz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvóz—
2Proto-Slavicvôzъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vůz”

  • vozík
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →