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Where does “Navratil” come from?

Navratil (English) comes from Czech Navrátil, from Czech navrátit, from Czech vrátit, from Serbo-Croatian vrátiti, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Navratil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechNavrátil—
2Czechnavrátitto return
3Czechvrátitto return
4Serbo-Croatianvrátiti—
5Proto-Slavicvōrtìti—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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