Where does “chrást” come from?

chrást (Czech) comes from Old Czech chrást, from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.

chrást (Czech): above-ground part of a plant

Definitions

  1. above-ground part of a plant

Ancestry of “chrást”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechchrást—
2Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
3Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ →