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Where does “žalobkyně” come from?

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

žalobkyně (Czech): female plaintiff

Definitions

  1. female plaintiff

Ancestry of “žalobkyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžalobacomplaint, lawsuit, accusation, action,...
2Czech-obaAppended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the...
3Old Czech-oba—
4Proto-Slavic-obaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness
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