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Where does “žeberní” come from?

žeberní (Czech) comes from Czech žebro, from Old Czech řebro, from Proto-Slavic rebrò, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rébran, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rebʰ- — to cover, to roof; rib.

žeberní (Czech): rib, costal

Definitions

  1. rib, costal

Ancestry of “žeberní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžebrorib
2Old Czechřebro—
3Proto-Slavicrebrò—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rébran—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
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