Where does “jaterník” come from?

jaterník (Czech) comes from Czech játra, from Old Czech játry, from Proto-Slavic ętro, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éntrom — guts, entrails.

jaterník (Czech): liverwort plant of the genus Hepatica

Definitions

  1. liverwort plant of the genus Hepatica

Ancestry of “jaterník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjátraliver
2Old Czechjátryliver
3Proto-Slavicętroliver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éntromguts, entrails
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éntrom →Every word from Proto-Slavic ętro →Every word from Old Czech játry →
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