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Where does “velitel” come from?

velitel (Czech) comes from Czech -tel, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

velitel (Czech): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “velitel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-telSuffix appended to words to create an agent noun,...
2Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “velitel”

  • velitelství
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