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Where does “almužna” come from?

almužna (Czech) comes from Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā.

almužna (Czech): alms

Definitions

  1. alms

Ancestry of “almužna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalmuosenalms
2Old High Germanalamuosaalms
3Proto-West Germanic*alemōsinā—

Words derived from “almužna”

  • jałmużna
  • jałmu̇żna
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →