Where does “mozkomíšní” come from?

mozkomíšní (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.

mozkomíšní (Czech): cerebrospinal

Definitions

  1. cerebrospinal

Ancestry of “mozkomíšní”, step by step

mozkomíšní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech mozek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmozekbrain
2Old Czechmozkbrain
3Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Czech mícha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmíchaspinal cord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgásEvery word from Proto-Slavic mozgъ