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obok.

beside, next to, near

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɔ.bɔk//ˈɔ.bɔk/Middle, Polish

  1. beside, next to, near

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab Proto-Slavic *o(b) Old Polish o Polish o Proto-Slavic *bokъ Old Polish bok Polish bok univ. Polish obok Univerbation of o + bok (“side”). First attested in 1621–1632. Compare Kashubian òbòk.

prep/ˈɔ.bɔk//ˈɔ.bɔk/Middle, Polish

  1. beside, next to, near

  2. besides, outside of

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab Proto-Slavic *o(b) Old Polish o Polish o Proto-Slavic *bokъ Old Polish bok Polish bok univ. Polish obok Univerbation of o + bok (“side”). First attested in 1621–1632. Compare Kashubian òbòk.

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