Where does “hluchoněmý” come from?

hluchoněmý (Czech) comes from Czech hluchý, from Proto-Slavic glȗxъ — deaf.

hluchoněmý (Czech): deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute

Ancestry of “hluchoněmý”, step by step

hluchoněmý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hluchý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhluchýdeaf
2Proto-Slavicglȗxъdeaf

via Czech němý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechněmýmute, dumb
2Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic glȗxъ →Every word from Czech hluchý →