Where does “zavřít” come from?
zavřít (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zaverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.
zavřít (Czech): to close
Ancestry of “zavřít”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zaverti | to close, enclose |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | verti | to shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wérˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werH- | — |
Words derived from “zavřít”