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Where does “dobový” come from?

dobový (Czech) comes from Czech doba, from Proto-Slavic doba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dabāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ- — to pass, happen, occur, fit; to model, fashion;...

dobový (Czech): period

Definitions

  1. period

Ancestry of “dobový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdobaage; period; beat
2Proto-Slavicdobatime
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdabāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₂ebʰ-to pass, happen, occur, fit; to model, fashion;...
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