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Where does “xyža” come from?

xyža (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “xyža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “xyža”

  • hiža
  • chyža
  • hiša
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