Where does “čarodějnice” come from?
čarodějnice (Czech) comes from Czech čáry, from Czech čára, from Czech čarovat, from Proto-Slavic čarovati, from Proto-Slavic čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ker-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
čarodějnice (Czech): witch
Ancestry of “čarodějnice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | čáry | magicking, spells, sorcery, witchcraft;... |
| 2 | Czech | čára | line; threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver |
| 3 | Czech | čarovat | to do magic, cast spells, conjure |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čarovati | |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čarъ | magic, sorcery |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ker- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |