Where does “nábožný” come from?

nábožný (Czech) comes from Czech na, from Old Czech na, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nábožný (Czech): devout, pious, religious

Definitions

  1. devout, pious, religious

Ancestry of “nábožný”, step by step

nábožný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnaon, onto; on; to
2Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Czech Bůh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechBůhGod
2Old Czechbóhgod
3Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck

Words derived from “nábožný”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Old Czech na →