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Where does “déšč” come from?

déšč (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

Ancestry of “déšč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky
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