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Where does “hvězdný” come from?

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

hvězdný (Czech): stellar, star

Definitions

  1. stellar, star

Ancestry of “hvězdný”, step by step

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