Where does “bavlnář” come from?

bavlnář (Czech) comes from Czech ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

bavlnář (Czech): cotton grower, cotton producer, cotton merchant

Definitions

  1. cotton grower, cotton producer, cotton merchant

Ancestry of “bavlnář”, step by step

bavlnář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Czech bavlna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbavlnacotton
2Old Czechbavlnacotton the textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant
3Middle High Germanboumwolle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →