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Where does “dělba” come from?

dělba (Czech) comes from Czech dělit, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dělba (Czech): division

Definitions

  1. division

Ancestry of “dělba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdělitto divide
2Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
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