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Where does “tvořiti” come from?

tvořiti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

Ancestry of “tvořiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictvorìti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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