Where does “jakost” come from?

jakost (Czech) comes from Czech jaký, from Old Czech jaký, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

jakost (Czech): quality level of excellence

Definitions

  1. quality level of excellence

Ancestry of “jakost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjakýwhat
2Old Czechjakýwhat, which
3Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
4Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
6Old Polishićto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →