Where does “Jílek” come from?

Jílek (Czech) comes from Czech jíl, from Old Czech jíl, from Proto-Slavic jьlъ, from Proto-Slavic jìlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ī́ˀlus, from Proto-Indo-European (H)iHlús — mud; dark.

Jílek (Czech): ryegrass any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus

Definitions

  1. ryegrass any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus

Ancestry of “Jílek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjílclay
2Old Czechjílclay
3Proto-Slavicjьlъsilt; clay
4Proto-Slavicjìlъ—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicī́ˀlus—
6Proto-Indo-European(H)iHlúsmud; dark

Words derived from “Jílek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)iHlús →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ī́ˀlus →Every word from Proto-Slavic jìlъ →