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Where does “sněhovost” come from?

sněhovost (Czech) comes from Czech sněhový, from Czech sníh, from Old Czech snieh, from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sněhovost (Czech): snowiness

Definitions

  1. snowiness

Ancestry of “sněhovost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsněhovýsnowy; snow
2Czechsníhsnow
3Old Czechsnieh—
4Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
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