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Where does “bez” come from?

bez (Czech) comes from Old Czech bez, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

bez (Czech): elderberry; without

Definitions

  1. elderberry; without

Ancestry of “bez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbez—
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

Words derived from “bez”

  • bez ohledu na
  • bezmála
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