Re: [tied] A few Czech expressions

--- Petr Hrubis <hrubisp@...> wrote:

> --- Petr Hrubis <hrubisp@...> wrote:
>
> I don't have my books with me. Could anybody help me
> with these Czech expressions, please?
>
> <pr^i:c^it se>(1) "go against, contravene"
> <pr^i:c^it se>(2) e.g. <pr^i:c^i: se mi to> "I feel
> inhibited/hesitate/have scruples etc. to do"
> <pr^i:c^ka> "cross-bar, cross-piece, traverne"
> <pr^i:c^ny:> "cross, skew, diagonal, erect"
> <napr^i:c^> "criss-cross, transversly"
> <vzpr^i:c^it> "to jam, put across"
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best,
>
> Petusek

Oh, I've just realized the following:

Russian: poperëk 'across'
Old Russian: perekU `width, cross-beam'
Slovak: <priek> 'obstinacy, resistance'
Czech: <pr^i:kry:>
Polish: <przeko> 'across'
etc.
< perkU(jI) < *per-ko-

Petusek



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