Where does “duhovka” come from?

duhovka (Czech) comes from Czech duha, from Old Czech duha, from Proto-Slavic dǫga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ — cover.

duhovka (Czech): iris

Definitions

  1. iris

Ancestry of “duhovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechduharainbow
2Old Czechduharainbow
3Proto-Slavicdǫgaarc, arch; rainbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdangāˀcover
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫga →Every word from Old Czech duha →