Where does “bazalka” come from?

bazalka (Czech) comes from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

bazalka (Czech): basil (herb)

Definitions

  1. basil (herb)

Ancestry of “bazalka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβασιλικόνroyal
2Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
3Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν →