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Where does “pštrosí” come from?

pštrosí (Slovak) comes from Slovak pštros, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs.

pštrosí (Slovak): ostrich

Definitions

  1. ostrich

Ancestry of “pštrosí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpštrosostrich
2Old High Germanstrūz—
3Latinstrūthiō—
4Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
5Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
6Proto-Hellenic-ihō—
7Proto-Indo-European-isō—
8Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
9Proto-Indo-European-yoss—
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