Although older German loanwords were colloquial, recent borrowings from other languages are associated with high culture. During the nineteenth century, words with Greek and Latin roots were rejected in favor of those based on older Czech words and common Slavic roots; "music" is muzyka in Polish and музыка (muzyka) in Russian, but in Czech it is hudba. Some Czech words have been borrowed as loanwords into English and other languages—for example, robot (from robota, "labor") and polka (from polka, "Polish woman" or from "půlka" "half"). COUNT 5
QSN1 In Czech, what are loanwords from other languages associated with? ANS1 high culture QSN2 What word roots in the 19th century were rejected in favor of words with more common Slavic roots? ANS2 Greek and Latin QSN3 How does one say the word "music" in Czech? ANS3 hudba QSN4 What Czech word did the English "robot" derive from? ANS4 robota QSN5 What is the meaning of the Czech word "robota"? ANS5 labor