Where does “křesat” come from?

křesat (Czech) comes from Old Czech křesati, from Proto-Slavic krěsati, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

křesat (Czech): to strike (often fire)

Definitions

  1. to strike (often fire)

Ancestry of “křesat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkřesati—
2Proto-Slavickrěsatito strike fire
3Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krěsati →Every word from Old Czech křesati →