Where does “železnatý” come from?

železnatý (Czech) comes from Czech železo, from Lower Sorbian železo, from Proto-Slavic želězo — iron.

železnatý (Czech): ferrous, iron(II)

Definitions

  1. ferrous, iron(II)

Ancestry of “železnatý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechželezoiron
2Lower SorbianželezoObsolete form of zelezo
3Proto-Slavicželězoiron
Every word from Proto-Slavic želězo →Every word from Lower Sorbian železo →Every word from Czech železo →