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Where does “socha” come from?

socha (Czech) comes from Old Czech socha, from Proto-Slavic soxa, from Proto-Indo-European sokh₂o-.

socha (Czech): statue; sculpture

Definitions

  1. statue; sculpture

Ancestry of “socha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsocha—
2Proto-Slavicsoxaforked stick; wooden plow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansokh₂o-—

Words derived from “socha”

  • sochař
  • sochařka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokh₂o- →