Where does “hvězdice” come from?

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

hvězdice (Czech): starfish; shuriken, throwing star; aster

Definitions

  1. starfish; shuriken, throwing star; aster

Ancestry of “hvězdice”, 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 →