Where does “bezkřídlost” come from?
bezkřídlost (Czech) comes from Czech bez, from Old Czech bez, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.
bezkřídlost (Czech): winglessness
Ancestry of “bezkřídlost”, step by step
bezkřídlost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech bez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | bez | elderberry; without |
| 2 | Old Czech | bez | elder |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |
via Czech křídlo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | křídlo | wing; grand piano |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kridlo | wing |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -dlo | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |