Where does “datlíček” come from?

datlíček (Czech) comes from Czech datel, from Slovene detel, from Proto-Slavic dętelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic delbtelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

datlíček (Czech): piculet

Definitions

  1. piculet

Ancestry of “datlíček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdatelwoodpecker; A person typewriting or keyboarding...
2Slovenedetelwoodpecker
3Proto-Slavicdętelъwoodpecker
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdelbtelas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-tel-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic delbtelas →