Where does “ovdovělý” come from?

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

ovdovělý (Czech): widowed

Definitions

  1. widowed

Ancestry of “ovdovělý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechovdovětto become a widow or widower, to be widowed
2Czecho-around, all around; A complete action, a...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →