Where does “masožravý” come from?
masožravý (Czech) comes from Czech maso, from Old Czech maso, from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.
masožravý (Czech): carnivorous
Definitions
- carnivorous
Ancestry of “masožravý”, step by step
masožravý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech maso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | maso | meat |
| 2 | Old Czech | maso | meat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | męso | meat |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mēnsā́ˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗns | meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Czech žravý
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | žravý | (of animals) gluttonous, voracious, ravenous |