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Where does “nebe” come from?

nebe (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[nebe]], [[nebo]], from Proto-Slavic nȅbo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nébas, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nebe (Czech): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “nebe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech[[nebe]], [[nebo]]—
2Proto-Slavicnȅbo—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*nébas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nebe”

  • podnebí
  • podnební
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