Where does “hvězdička” come from?

hvězdička (Czech) comes from Czech hvězda, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

hvězdička (Czech): asterisk, star

Definitions

  1. asterisk, star

Ancestry of “hvězdička”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhvězdastar; cartwheel
2Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →