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Where does “roh” come from?

roh (Czech) comes from Old Czech roh, from Proto-Slavic rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rágas — horn.

roh (Czech): horn; corner

Definitions

  1. horn; corner

Ancestry of “roh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechroh—
2Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn

Words derived from “roh”

  • rohovka
  • rohovkový
  • rohlík
  • paroh
  • paroháč
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