Where does “lahváč” come from?

lahváč (Czech) comes from Czech láhev, from Proto-Slavic lagy, from Old High German lage, from Latin lagoena, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́γῡνος — flagon; pitcher; flask.

lahváč (Czech): bottled beer

Definitions

  1. bottled beer

Ancestry of “lahváč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechláhevbottle
2Proto-Slaviclagy—
3Old High Germanlage—
4Latinlagoenalagoena
5Ancient Greekλᾰ́γῡνοςflagon; pitcher; flask
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́γῡνος →Every word from Latin lagoena →Every word from Old High German lage →