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Where does “svoboda” come from?

svoboda (Czech) comes from Old Czech svoboda, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

svoboda (Czech): freedom; liberty

Definitions

  1. freedom; liberty

Ancestry of “svoboda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsvoboda—
2Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
3Proto-Slavic-oda—

Words derived from “svoboda”

  • svobodník
  • svobodný
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