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Where does “Cesky terrier” come from?

Cesky terrier (English) comes from Czech český, from Old Czech češský, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Cesky terrier (English): A well-muscled, short-legged breed of hunting...

Definitions

  1. A well-muscled, short-legged breed of hunting...

Ancestry of “Cesky terrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechčeskýCzech; Bohemian
2Old Czechčešský—
3Old CzechČech—
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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