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Where does “vyhrát” come from?

vyhrát (Czech) comes from Czech hrát, from Old Czech jhráti, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

vyhrát (Czech): to win

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “vyhrát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhrátto play; to use a toy
2Old Czechjhráti—
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

Words derived from “vyhrát”

  • výherce
  • výherkyně
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