Where does “mozeček” come from?

mozeček (Czech) comes from Czech mozek, from Old Czech mozk, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

mozeček (Czech): cerebellum

Definitions

  1. cerebellum

Ancestry of “mozeček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmozekbrain
2Old Czechmozkbrain
3Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mozgъ →
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