Where does “žernov” come from?

žernov (Czech) comes from Old Czech žrnov, from Proto-Slavic žьrny, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀnūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

žernov (Czech): quern

Definitions

  1. quern

Ancestry of “žernov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechžrnovquern
2Proto-Slavicžьrnymillstone
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*gírˀnūˀsmillstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō →