Where does “harfista” come from?

harfista (Czech) comes from Czech harfa, from Old High German harfa, from Proto-West Germanic harpā, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

harfista (Czech): harpist person who plays a harp

Definitions

  1. harpist person who plays a harp

Ancestry of “harfista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechharfaharp
2Old High Germanharfa—
3Proto-West Germanicharpāharp
4Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “harfista”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →