Where does “dělostřelec” come from?

dělostřelec (Czech) comes from Czech střelec, from Slovak strelec, from Slovak -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

dělostřelec (Czech): artilleryman, artillerist

Definitions

  1. artilleryman, artillerist

Ancestry of “dělostřelec”, step by step

dělostřelec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech střelec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstřelecshooter; gunner; bishop
2Slovakstrelecshooter; bishop
3Slovak-ecAppended to nouns to form an agent noun; used...
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

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

Words derived from “dělostřelec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Slovak -ec →