Where does “lakomec” come from?

lakomec (Czech) comes from Czech lakomý, from Proto-Slavic olkomъ, from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.

lakomec (Czech): miser, scrooge

Definitions

  1. miser, scrooge

Ancestry of “lakomec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlakomýstingy, niggardly, miserly
2Proto-Slavicolkomъgreedy
3Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
4Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkati →