Where does “dvojhvězda” come from?

dvojhvězda (Czech) comes from Czech hvězda, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

dvojhvězda (Czech): binary star

Definitions

  1. binary star

Ancestry of “dvojhvězda”, step by step

dvojhvězda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hvězda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhvězdastar; cartwheel
2Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—

via Czech dvoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdvoj—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →