Where does “hroznýš” come from?

hroznýš (Czech) comes from Czech hrozný, from Old Czech hrozný, from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ, from Proto-Slavic groza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź-.

hroznýš (Czech): boa any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus

Definitions

  1. boa any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus

Ancestry of “hroznýš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhroznýhorrible, terrible, awful
2Old Czechhrozný—
3Proto-Slavicgrozьnъterrible, disgusting; enormous
4Proto-Slavicgrozahorror
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgroź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic groza →Every word from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ →