Where does “chvilka” come from?

chvilka (Czech) comes from Czech chvíle, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

chvilka (Czech): Diminutive of chvíle; moment, second, while

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of chvíle; moment, second, while

Ancestry of “chvilka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchvílemoment
2Middle High Germanwīle—
3Old High Germanwīla—
4Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
5Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “chvilka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →
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