Where does “náhrobní” come from?

náhrobní (Czech) comes from Czech hrob, from Proto-Slavic grobъ, from Proto-Slavic greti, from Proto-Slavic grebtì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grebtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂- — to seize, grab.

náhrobní (Czech): sepulchral related to a grave

Definitions

  1. sepulchral related to a grave

Ancestry of “náhrobní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhrobgrave
2Proto-Slavicgrobъgrave
3Proto-Slavicgretito dig, to scrape; to rake
4Proto-Slavicgrebtì
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgrebtei
6Proto-Indo-European*gʰrebh₂-to seize, grab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grebteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic grebtì