Where does “nosorožec” come from?

nosorožec (Czech) comes from Czech nos, from Old Czech nos, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nosorožec (Czech): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “nosorožec”, step by step

nosorožec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech nos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnosnose; second-person singular imperative of nosit
2Old Czechnosnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Czech roh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrohhorn; corner
2Old Czechrohhorn
3Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn

Words derived from “nosorožec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →