Where does “horolezectví” come from?

horolezectví (Czech) comes from Czech hora, from Old Czech hora, from Proto-Slavic gorà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

horolezectví (Czech): mountaineering

Definitions

  1. mountaineering

Ancestry of “horolezectví”, step by step

horolezectví traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhoramountain; a lot, tons
2Old Czechhoramountain
3Proto-Slavicgoràmountain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgarā́ˀmountain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Czech lezec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlezec—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic garā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gorà →