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Where does “o-” come from?

o- (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

o- (Czech): around, all around; A complete action, a...

Definitions

  1. around, all around; A complete action, a...

Ancestry of “o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
2Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “o-”

  • ozdobit
  • ochutnat
  • opsat
  • ohrozit
  • omezit
  • omezený
  • neomezený
  • oholit
  • okolí
  • obývat
  • obyvatelka
  • otrávit
  • oslabit
  • ozkoušet
  • ochránit
  • ochránce
  • ověřit
  • obyvatel
  • obyvatelský
  • otočit
  • otaškařit
  • opilý
  • opilec
  • opustit
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