Where does “hrdlořez” come from?

hrdlořez (Czech) comes from Czech hrdlo, from Old Czech hrdlo, from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm.

hrdlořez (Czech): cutthroat

Definitions

  1. cutthroat

Ancestry of “hrdlořez”, step by step

hrdlořez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hrdlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhrdlothroat; neck, bottleneck
2Old Czechhrdlothroat
3Proto-Slavicgъrdlothroat, gorge
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgúrʔtlo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥h₃tlóm—

via Czech řezat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřezatto cut; to saw
2Old Czechřězatito cut
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥h₃tlóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúrʔtlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic gъrdlo →