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Where does “zachránit” come from?

zachránit (Czech) comes from Czech chránit, from Slavic chraniti, from Proto-Slavic xorniti, from Proto-Slavic xorna — food; fodder.

zachránit (Czech): to save

Definitions

  1. to save

Ancestry of “zachránit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchránitto protect
2Slavicchraniti—
3Proto-Slavicxornitito feed? to protect? to hide?
4Proto-Slavicxornafood; fodder

Words derived from “zachránit”

  • zachránce
  • zachránkyně
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