Where does “okolnost” come from?

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

okolnost (Czech): circumstance

Definitions

  1. circumstance

Ancestry of “okolnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechokolnísurrounding
2Czechokolísurroundings, surrounding area; neighborhood
3Czecho-around, all around; A complete action, a...
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi

Words derived from “okolnost

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic abEvery word from Proto-Slavic o(b)
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