Where does “z” come from?
z (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech vláščí, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
z (Old Czech): from, out of
Definitions
- from, out of
Ancestry of “z”, step by step
z traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Czech vláščí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | vláščí | special, unique |
| 2 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |