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Where does “hledati” come from?

hledati (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ględati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend-.

Ancestry of “hledati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicględatito look at, to watch
2Proto-Balto-Slavicglenˀd-to look at
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend- →