Where does “kotelna” come from?

kotelna (Czech) comes from Czech na, from Old Czech na, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

kotelna (Czech): boiler room

Definitions

  1. boiler room

Ancestry of “kotelna”, step by step

kotelna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnaon, onto; on; to
2Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Czech kotel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkotelboiler
2Old Czechkotel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Old Czech na →