Where does “deska” come from?
deska (Czech) comes from Old Czech dska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
deska (Czech): board; gramophone record
Ancestry of “deska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | dska | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 4 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |