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Where does “nevěsta” come from?

nevěsta (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nevěsta (Proto-Slavic): bride

Definitions

  1. bride

Ancestry of “nevěsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “nevěsta”

  • невеста
  • niewiasta
  • zniewieściały
  • невеста
  • невјеста
  • nevesta
  • nevjesta
  • nevěstka
  • nevěstkář
  • nevěsta
  • невеста
  • nevăstuică
  • nevastă
  • ãnveastã
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