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Where does “zaměstnankyně” come from?

zaměstnankyně (Czech) comes from Czech zaměstnaný, from Czech -aný, from Proto-Slavic *-anъ, from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ — Forming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en.

zaměstnankyně (Czech): female employee

Definitions

  1. female employee

Ancestry of “zaměstnankyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzaměstnanýemployed; busy
2Czech-aný—
3Proto-Slavic*-anъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ěnъForming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ →