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Where does “žaloba” come from?

žaloba (Czech) comes from Czech -oba, from Old Czech -oba, from Proto-Slavic -oba — Deadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness.

žaloba (Czech): complaint, lawsuit, accusation, action,...

Definitions

  1. complaint, lawsuit, accusation, action,...

Ancestry of “žaloba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-obaAppended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the...
2Old Czech-oba—
3Proto-Slavic-obaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness

Words derived from “žaloba”

  • žalobce
  • žalobkyně
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