Where does “nohavica” come from?
nohavica (Slovak) comes from Slovak nohavice, from Slovak noha, from Old Slovak noha, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
nohavica (Slovak): a right or left half of pants; a pant sleeve
Definitions
- a right or left half of pants; a pant sleeve
Ancestry of “nohavica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | nohavice | the outer clothing fully or partly covering both... |
| 2 | Slovak | noha | a lower limb of a living being used for walking... |
| 3 | Old Slovak | noha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | nogà | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |