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Where does “vzít” come from?

vzít (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic vъzęti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

vzít (Czech): to take; to marry "sb.", to get married to "sb."

Definitions

  1. to take; to marry "sb.", to get married to "sb."

Ancestry of “vzít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъzętito take
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “vzít”

  • převzít
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