Where does “Omán” come from?

Omán (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic omanъ, from Proto-Slavic omaniti — to bewitch.

Omán (Czech): inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Definitions

  1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Ancestry of “Omán”, step by step

Omán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic omanъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicomanъelecampane
2Proto-Slavicomanitito bewitch

via Arabic عُمَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعُمَان—

Words derived from “Omán”

Every word from Proto-Slavic omaniti →Every word from Proto-Slavic omanъ →