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Where does “sněhulák” come from?

sněhulák (Czech) comes 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.

sněhulák (Czech): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “sněhulák”, step by step

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