Where does “Bednář” come from?
Bednář (Czech) comes from Czech bednář, from Czech bedna, from Proto-Slavic bъdьňa, from Proto-Germanic budin-, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.
Ancestry of “Bednář”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | bednář | cooper |
| 2 | Czech | bedna | box, crate; television |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bъdьňa | tub, cask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | budin- | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *budina | — |
| 7 | Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πῡτῑ́νη | flask |
Words derived from “Bednář”