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Where does “pekný” come from?

pekný (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic pěkrъ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

pekný (Slovak): nice

Definitions

  1. nice

Ancestry of “pekný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěkrъ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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