Where does “houbovitý” come from?

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

houbovitý (Czech): spongy, mushroom-like by structure, feel

Definitions

  1. spongy, mushroom-like by structure, feel

Ancestry of “houbovitý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhoubamushroom; sponge
2Old Czechhúba—
3Proto-Slavicgǫbamushroom; lip, mouth
Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫba →Every word from Old Czech húba →Every word from Czech houba →