Where does “bičík” come from?

bičík (Czech) comes from Czech bič, from Old Czech bič, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

bičík (Czech): flagellum (lash-like appendage of flagellates)

Definitions

  1. flagellum (lash-like appendage of flagellates)

Ancestry of “bičík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbičwhip
2Old Czechbičwhip
3Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from Old Czech bič →