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Where does “Nemec” come from?

Nemec (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Ancestry of “Nemec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
2Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Words derived from “Nemec”

  • nemški
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