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Where does “býložravý” come from?

býložravý (Czech) comes from Czech býlí, from Old Czech býlé, from Proto-Slavic bylьje, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

býložravý (Czech): herbivorous

Definitions

  1. herbivorous

Ancestry of “býložravý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbýlíweed
2Old Czechbýlé—
3Proto-Slavicbylьjeherb; medicine
4Proto-Slavicbytito be
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “býložravý”

  • býložravost
  • býložravec
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