Where does “závislost” come from?
závislost (Czech) comes from Czech závislý, from Czech záviset, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.
závislost (Czech): dependence; addiction
Ancestry of “závislost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | závislý | dependent; addicted |
| 2 | Czech | záviset | To depend or rely on |
| 3 | Czech | za- | A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places |
| 4 | Old Czech | za- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | za- | for |