Where does “chvošť” come from?

chvošť (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic xvoščь, from Proto-Slavic xvȍstъ — bundle, sheaf.

chvošť (Czech): horsetail (plant of the genus Equisetum), especially

Definitions

  1. horsetail (plant of the genus Equisetum), especially

Ancestry of “chvošť”, step by step

chvošť traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic xvoščь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvoščьhorsetail, mare's-tail (Equisetum)
2Proto-Slavicxvȍstъbundle, sheaf

via Old Czech chvost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechchvosttail

Words derived from “chvošť”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xvȍstъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvoščь →