Where does “lví” come from?

lví (Czech) comes from Czech lev, from Bulgarian лев, from Old Church Slavonic львъ, from Proto-Slavic lьvъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

lví (Czech): lion, lion's

Definitions

  1. lion, lion's

Ancestry of “lví”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlevlion
2Bulgarianлевlev; lion
3Old Church Slavonicльвъlion
4Proto-Slaviclьvъlion
5Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰lion animal
6Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
7Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →