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Where does “houba” come from?

houba (Czech) comes from Old Czech húba, from Proto-Slavic gǫba — mushroom; lip, mouth.

houba (Czech): mushroom; sponge

Definitions

  1. mushroom; sponge

Ancestry of “houba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhúba—
2Proto-Slavicgǫbamushroom; lip, mouth

Words derived from “houba”

  • huba
  • houbový
  • houbař
  • houbařit
  • houbaření
  • houbařský
  • houbařka
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