Where does “nadporučice” come from?
nadporučice (Czech) comes from Czech nadporučík, from Czech poručík, from Czech poručit, from Czech ručit, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ — to turn, to bend.
nadporučice (Czech): female first lieutenant
Definitions
- female first lieutenant
Ancestry of “nadporučice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | nadporučík | first lieutenant |
| 2 | Czech | poručík | lieutenant |
| 3 | Czech | poručit | to order, to command |
| 4 | Czech | ručit | to guarantee |
| 5 | Czech | ruka | hand |
| 6 | Old Czech | ruka | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 10 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |