Where does “krkolomný” come from?

krkolomný (Czech) comes from Czech krk, from Old Czech krk, from Proto-Slavic kъrkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kurkas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥kos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

krkolomný (Czech): overcomplicated

Definitions

  1. overcomplicated

Ancestry of “krkolomný”, step by step

krkolomný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech krk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrkneck
2Old Czechkrkneck
3Proto-Slavickъrkъneck
4Proto-Balto-Slavickurkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥kos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Czech lomit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechlomitTo diffract; To divide
2Old Czechlomitito break
3Proto-Slaviclomitito break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥kos →