Meanings
proper noun
- ancestor language of the Czech language, descendant of Proto-Slavic, spoken between the 10th and the mid 12th century
Proto-Czech can be differentiated from Proto-Polish and Proto-Slovak from the end of the 10th century.
2014, Sebastian Kempgen, “Abstract”, in Die slavischen Sprachen / The Slavic Languages, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 1384
Translations
Czech pračeština
- pračeštinaancestor language of Czech
Slovak pračeština
- pračeštinaancestor language of Czech
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APA
Proto-Czech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Czech
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“Proto-Czech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Czech. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Czech,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Czech.
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