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Where does “vokáň” come from?
vokáň (Slovak) comes from Slovak -an, from Proto-Slavic -ěninъ.
vokáň
(Slovak): circumflex
Definitions
circumflex
Ancestry of “vokáň”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Slovak
-an
suffix used to form masculine demonyms from the names of places (cities, countries, regions)
2
Proto-Slavic
-ěninъ
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Words derived from “vokáň”
vokáň
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