Where does “beznohý” come from?

beznohý (Czech) comes from Czech noha, from Old Czech noha, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

beznohý (Czech): legless, without legs

Definitions

  1. legless, without legs

Ancestry of “beznohý”, step by step

beznohý traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech noha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnohaleg; foot
2Old Czechnohaleg, foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

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 h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Czech noha →