Where does “úzkostlivý” come from?

úzkostlivý (Czech) comes from Czech úzkost, from Czech úzký, from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

úzkostlivý (Czech): anxious

Definitions

  1. anxious

Ancestry of “úzkostlivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechúzkostanxiety
2Czechúzkýnarrow
3Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
4Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus →
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