Where does “mečík” come from?

mečík (Czech) comes from Czech meč, from Old Czech meč, from Proto-Slavic mečь, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

mečík (Czech): gladiolus, gladiola

Definitions

  1. gladiolus, gladiola

Ancestry of “mečík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmečsword
2Old Czechmečsword
3Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
4Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic mečь →Every word from Old Czech meč →