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Where does “velikonoční” come from?

velikonoční (Czech) comes from Czech Velikonoce, from Old Czech Velikonoc, from Old Czech noc, from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

velikonoční (Czech): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “velikonoční”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechVelikonoce—
2Old CzechVelikonoc—
3Old Czechnoc—
4Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →