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Where does “hoch” come from?

hoch (Czech) comes from Czech holý, from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

hoch (Czech): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “hoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechholýbald; hairless; bare; naked
2Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
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