Where does “nevěstka” come from?

nevěstka (Czech) comes from Czech nevěsta, from Serbo-Croatian nevesta, from Proto-Slavic nevěsta, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nevěstka (Czech): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “nevěstka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnevěstabride
2Serbo-Croatiannevestabride
3Proto-Slavicnevěstabride
4Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “nevěstka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →