Where does “Karel-o-var-ský” come from?

Karel-o-var-ský (Czech) comes from Czech var, from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic varъ, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Karel-o-var-ský”, step by step

Karel-o-var-ský traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech var

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvarboiling
2Old Czechvarbatch
3Proto-Slavicvarъboiled liquid; lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Czech karel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkarel—
2Old High Germankaral—
3Proto-Germanickarlazman, male; free man
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic varъ →
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