Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nebьce

Etymology
Diminutive of, formed via. Compare parallel Balkan formations 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. The meaning either reflects the position of the palate at the roof of the mouth cavity, just like the sky is the roof of the world, or less likely continues the archaic meaning, which according to some is the original meaning of.

Most other Slavic languages also use derivatives of to denote, however, not exactly the diminutive in : e.g. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. The only exception is 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) palate
 * 2) roof of cavity

Descendants

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