Where does “hmyzuvzdorný” come from?
hmyzuvzdorný (Czech) comes from Czech vzdorný, from Czech vzdor, from Czech drát, from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
hmyzuvzdorný (Czech): vermin-resistant
Definitions
- vermin-resistant
Ancestry of “hmyzuvzdorný”, step by step
hmyzuvzdorný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech vzdorný
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | vzdorný | defiant, stubborn |
| 2 | Czech | vzdor | defiance |
| 3 | Czech | drát | to rip; to jostle somewhere; wire |
| 4 | Old Czech | dráti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dьràti | to tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via Czech hmyz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | hmyz | insect |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gъmyzъ | swarming insect, pest |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gъmъziti sę | — |