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Where does “obóz” come from?

obóz (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic obozъ, from Proto-Slavic obvesti, from Proto-Slavic vesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic westéi, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

obóz (Polish): camp

Definitions

  1. camp

Ancestry of “obóz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobozъ—
2Proto-Slavicobvesti—
3Proto-Slavicvestito lead, conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwestéito lead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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