Where does “koba” come from?

koba (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic kobь, from Proto-Indo-European kob- — good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

koba (Old Czech): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “koba”, step by step

koba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic kobь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickobьfate, doom
2Proto-Indo-Europeankob-good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

via Middle High German koppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankoppecrow, raven, rook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kob-Every word from Proto-Slavic kobь