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Where does “Moravec” come from?

Moravec (English) comes from Czech Moravec, from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Moravec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMoravec—
2Czech-eč—
3Old Czech-ec—
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
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