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Where does “kadidlo” come from?

kadidlo (Czech) comes from Old Czech kadidlo, from Proto-Slavic kadidlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

kadidlo (Czech): frankincense

Definitions

  1. frankincense

Ancestry of “kadidlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkadidlo—
2Proto-Slavickadidloincense
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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