Where does “lukostřelec” come from?

lukostřelec (Czech) comes from Czech luk, from Old Czech luk, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

lukostřelec (Czech): archer

Definitions

  1. archer

Ancestry of “lukostřelec”, step by step

lukostřelec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech luk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlukbow; genitive plural of louka
2Old Czechluk—
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Czech střelit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstřelitto shoot
2Old Czechstřěliti—
3Proto-Slavicstrěliti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →