Where does “zákazník” come from?
zákazník (Czech) comes from Czech zákaz, from Czech zakázat, from Serbo-Croatian zakazati, from Serbo-Croatian kazati, from Proto-Slavic kazati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōǵye-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
zákazník (Czech): customer
Definitions
- customer
Ancestry of “zákazník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | zákaz | prohibition |
| 2 | Czech | zakázat | to forbid, to prohibit |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | zakazati | to schedule, call or arrange (make an appointment at a certain place and time) |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | kazati | to say, to state; to speak; to declare |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kazati | to show; to say, to testify; to punish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷōǵye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |