Where does “nakonec” come from?

nakonec (Czech) comes from Czech konec, from Old Czech konec, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

nakonec (Czech): in the end

Definitions

  1. in the end

Ancestry of “nakonec”, step by step

nakonec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech konec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkonecend
2Old Czechkonecend
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin

via Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnaon, onto; on; to
2Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →