Where does “nedoslovný” come from?

nedoslovný (Czech) comes from Czech doslovný, from Czech doslova, from Czech slovo, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

nedoslovný (Czech): non-literal, nonliteral

Definitions

  1. non-literal, nonliteral

Ancestry of “nedoslovný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdoslovnýliteral exactly as stated
2Czechdoslovaliterally
3Czechslovoword
4Proto-Slavicslovoword
5Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →
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