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

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Ancestry of “vysvětlení”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvysvětlitto explain
2Czechvý-A noun forming prefix, often indicating the...
3Old Czechvy-derives verbs of various meanings
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Czech vý- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →