Where does “kladivář” come from?

kladivář (Czech) comes from Czech ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kladivář (Czech): hammer thrower

Definitions

  1. hammer thrower

Ancestry of “kladivář”, step by step

kladivář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Czech kladivo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkladivohammer
2Proto-Slavickladivo
3Proto-Celtickladiwossword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā