Where does “dvojtečka” come from?

dvojtečka (Czech) comes from Czech tečka, from Russian то́чка, from Proto-Slavic *tъčьka — dot, point.

dvojtečka (Czech): colon punctuation mark

Definitions

  1. colon punctuation mark

Ancestry of “dvojtečka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtečkadot, point, spot; period, full stop; tittle
2Russianто́чкаperiod, dot, full stop
3Proto-Slavic*tъčьkadot, point
Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъčьka →Every word from Russian то́чка →Every word from Czech tečka →