Where does “žáruvzdorný” come from?

žáruvzdorný (Czech) comes from Czech vzdorný, from Czech vzdor, from Czech drát, from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

žáruvzdorný (Czech): refractory not affected by great heat

Definitions

  1. refractory not affected by great heat

Ancestry of “žáruvzdorný”, step by step

žáruvzdorný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vzdorný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvzdornýdefiant, stubborn
2Czechvzdordefiance
3Czechdrátto rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
4Old Czechdráti—
5Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Czech žár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžárglow, heat
2Proto-Slavicžarъglow, heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer(m)warm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old Czech dráti →