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Where does “-ba” come from?

-ba (Czech) comes from Old Czech -ba, from Proto-Slavic -ьba — Forms action nouns from verbs.

-ba (Czech): forms feminine nouns usually denoting an action,...

Definitions

  1. forms feminine nouns usually denoting an action,...

Ancestry of “-ba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-ba—
2Proto-Slavic-ьbaForms action nouns from verbs

Words derived from “-ba”

  • hańba
  • skladba
  • kresba
  • stavba
  • stavební
  • orat
  • malebný
  • hrozba
  • malba
  • lukostřelba
  • olejomalba
  • střelba
  • kalba
  • údržba
  • skladba
  • dělba
  • dražba
  • orný
  • honba
  • palba
  • vodoléčba
  • léčba
  • zvukomalba
  • dražební
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьba →