Where does “novotvar” come from?

novotvar (Czech) comes from Czech nový, from Old Czech nový, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

novotvar (Czech): tumor; neologism

Definitions

  1. tumor; neologism

Ancestry of “novotvar”, step by step

novotvar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech nový

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnovýnew
2Old Czechnovýnew
3Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Czech tvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtvarshape
2Old Czechtvářcreature, creation
3Proto-Slavictvarьcreation, creature
4Proto-Balto-Slavictwōr(ʔ)-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwōrH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →