Where does “žhářka” come from?

žhářka (Czech) comes from Czech žhář, from Czech žhnout, from Old Czech žéci, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

žhářka (Czech): female arsonist

Definitions

  1. female arsonist

Ancestry of “žhářka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžhářarsonist
2Czechžhnoutto be hot, to glow
3Old Czechžécito burn
4Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
5Proto-Slavicgegti—
6Proto-Slavicdegti—
7Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →