Where does “kyvadlo” come from?

kyvadlo (Czech) comes from Czech kývat, from Proto-Slavic kyvati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₁uyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- — to wobble, swing.

kyvadlo (Czech): pendulum

Definitions

  1. pendulum

Ancestry of “kyvadlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkývatto swing; to nod; to oscillate
2Proto-Slavickyvatito nod
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₁uyéti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₁w-to wobble, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₁uyéti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kyvati →