Where does “masožravec” come from?

masožravec (Czech) comes from Czech masožravý, 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-.

masožravec (Czech): carnivore

Definitions

  1. carnivore

Ancestry of “masožravec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmasožravýcarnivorous
2Czechmasomeat
3Old Czechmasomeat
4Proto-Slavicmęsomeat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmēnsā́ˀ—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗnsmeat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
9Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →