Where does “jazykář” come from?

jazykář (Czech) comes from Czech jazyk, from Old Czech jazyk, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

jazykář (Czech): foreign language teacher

Definitions

  1. foreign language teacher

Ancestry of “jazykář”, step by step

jazykář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech jazyk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjazyktongue; a thing resembling a tongue; language
2Old Czechjazyktongue the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal
3Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
4Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs →