Where does “mlynařík” come from?
mlynařík (Czech) comes from Czech mlynář, from Czech mlýn, from Proto-Slavic mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mlynařík (Czech): long-tailed tit
Definitions
- long-tailed tit
Ancestry of “mlynařík”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | mlynář | miller; hooker |
| 2 | Czech | mlýn | mill; scrum |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mъlinъ | mill |
| 4 | Old High German | mulin | mill |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |