Where does “dělostřelba” come from?

dělostřelba (Czech) comes from Czech dělo, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dělostřelba (Czech): cannonade, shellfire (act of firing)

Definitions

  1. cannonade, shellfire (act of firing)

Ancestry of “dělostřelba”, step by step

dělostřelba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech dělo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdělocannon or large gun
2Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Czech střelba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstřelbashooting
2Proto-Slavic*strělьba—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →