Where does “kormidlo” come from?
kormidlo (Czech) comes from Russian кормило, from Russian корма́, from Proto-Slavic kъrma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo-.
kormidlo (Czech): rudder
Ancestry of “kormidlo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кормило | helm, rudder; neuter singular past indicative... |
| 2 | Russian | корма́ | stern, aft |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kъrma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrh₃-mo- | — |