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Where does “nebo” come from?

nebo (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nébas, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “nebo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*nébas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nebo”

  • поднебесье
  • небо
  • неба
  • небо
  • nebü
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