Where does “velkodušný” come from?
velkodušný (Czech) comes from Czech duch, from Old Czech duch, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
velkodušný (Czech): magnanimous noble and generous in spirit
Definitions
- magnanimous noble and generous in spirit
Ancestry of “velkodušný”, step by step
velkodušný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech duch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | duch | spirit; ghost |
| 2 | Old Czech | duch | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | duxъ | breath; whiff; smell, odor |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | daušás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
via Czech velký
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | velký | big; major; Synonym of durch |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[veliký]], [[velký]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | velikъ | great |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |