Where does “lyskonoh” come from?
lyskonoh (Czech) comes from Czech noha, from Old Czech noha, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
lyskonoh (Czech): phalarope
Ancestry of “lyskonoh”, step by step
lyskonoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech noha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | noha | leg; foot |
| 2 | Old Czech | noha | leg, foot |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nogà | foot, leg |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
via Czech lyska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | lyska | coot (any bird of the genus Fulica) |
| 2 | Old Czech | lyska | coot (any bird of the genus Fulica) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lysъka | coot (any bird of the genus Fulica) |