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Where does “kameň” come from?

kameň (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kameň (Slovak): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “kameň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickamystone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “kameň”

  • drahokam
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