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Where does “nahý” come from?

nahý (Czech) comes from Old Czech nahý, from Proto-Slavic nagъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōˀgás, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nahý (Czech): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nahý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechnahý—
2Proto-Slavicnagъnaked, nude
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōˀgásnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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