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Where does “zvěř” come from?

zvěř (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

zvěř (Czech): game, wild animals

Definitions

  1. game, wild animals

Ancestry of “zvěř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “zvěř”

  • zvířátko
  • zvěrolékař
  • zvířecí
  • zvěrolékařka
  • zvíře
  • zvěrokruh
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