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Where does “vy-” come from?

vy- (Czech) comes from Old Czech vy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

vy- (Czech): A noun forming prefix, often indicating the...

Definitions

  1. A noun forming prefix, often indicating the...

Ancestry of “vy-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvy-—
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “vy-”

  • výstřední
  • výstřednost
  • výroční
  • výročí
  • výmluva
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