Where does “bezbarvý” come from?

bezbarvý (Czech) comes from Czech barva, from Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

bezbarvý (Czech): colourless; water white

Definitions

  1. colourless; water white

Ancestry of “bezbarvý”, step by step

bezbarvý traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech barva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbarvacolor; paint; ink
2Middle High Germanvarwecolor, hue
3Old High Germanfarawacolour, blee; color
4Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
5Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Czech bez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbezelderberry; without
2Old Czechbezelder
3Proto-Slavicbezwithout
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs

via Czech ý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechýafter y and before z
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-
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