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Where does “dešťovka” come from?

dešťovka (Czech) comes from Czech dešťový, from Czech déšť, from Old Czech déšč, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

dešťovka (Czech): earthworm; rainwater

Definitions

  1. earthworm; rainwater

Ancestry of “dešťovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdešťovýrain
2Czechdéšťrain
3Old Czechdéšč—
4Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky
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