Where does “řiťolez” come from?

řiťolez (Czech) comes from Czech lézt, from Old Czech lézti, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

řiťolez (Czech): ass-licker, brown noser, suck-up

Definitions

  1. ass-licker, brown noser, suck-up

Ancestry of “řiťolez”, step by step

řiťolez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lézt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechléztto crawl; to climb
2Old Czechléztito crawl
3Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

via Czech řiť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřiťanus; second-person singular imperative of řítit
2Old Czechřitbuttocks
3Proto-Slavicritьbuttock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēyti-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →