Where does “żałoba” come from?

żałoba (Polish) comes from Czech žaloba, from Czech -oba, from Old Czech -oba, from Proto-Slavic -oba — Deadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness.

żałoba (Polish): mourning

Definitions

  1. mourning

Ancestry of “żałoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžalobacomplaint, lawsuit, accusation, action,...
2Czech-obaAppended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the...
3Old Czech-oba—
4Proto-Slavic-obaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns; -ness

Words derived from “żałoba”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -oba →Every word from Czech -oba →Every word from Czech žaloba →