Where does “vysvětlení” come from?
vysvětlení (Czech) comes from Czech vysvětlit, from Czech vý-, from Old Czech vy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
vysvětlení (Czech): explanation
Ancestry of “vysvětlení”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | vysvětlit | to explain |
| 2 | Czech | vý- | A noun forming prefix, often indicating the... |
| 3 | Old Czech | vy- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vy- | out |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ū́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |