Where does “jazykolam” come from?

jazykolam (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.

jazykolam (Czech): tongue-twister

Definitions

  1. tongue-twister

Ancestry of “jazykolam”, step by step

jazykolam traces back through 3 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 Slovak lámať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaklámaťto break
2Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws

via Czech lámat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlámatto break
2Old Czechlámati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs →