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Where does “brabec” come from?

brabec (Czech) comes from Czech vrabec, from Old Czech vrabec, from Proto-Slavic vorbьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

brabec (Czech): Alternative form of vrabec

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vrabec

Ancestry of “brabec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvrabecsparrow
2Old Czechvrabec—
3Proto-SlavicvorbьcьAlternative form of *vorbь
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “brabec”

  • Brabec
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