Where does “zvířecí” come from?
zvířecí (Czech) comes from Czech zvíře, from Czech zvěř, from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
zvířecí (Czech): animal
Ancestry of “zvířecí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | zvíře | animal, beast |
| 2 | Czech | zvěř | game, wild animals |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zvěrь | wild animal, beast |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źwēˀrís | wild animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |