Where does “mědikovec” come from?

mědikovec (Czech) comes from Czech kovat, from Old Czech kovati, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

mědikovec (Czech): coppersmith

Definitions

  1. coppersmith

Ancestry of “mědikovec”, step by step

mědikovec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kovat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkovatto forge; to hammer
2Old Czechkovatito forge, to hammer
3Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

via Czech měď

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměďcopper
2Old Czechmedhoney
3Proto-Slavicmědьcopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Old Czech kovati →