Where does “hrudník” come from?

hrudník (Czech) comes from Czech hruď, from Old Czech hrud, from Proto-Slavic grǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

hrudník (Czech): chest, thorax

Definitions

  1. chest, thorax

Ancestry of “hrudník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhruďchest
2Old Czechhrud—
3Proto-Slavicgrǫdьbreast
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic grǫdь →Every word from Old Czech hrud →