Where does “obojživelník” come from?

obojživelník (Czech) comes from Czech oba, from Old Czech oba, from Proto-Slavic oba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

obojživelník (Czech): amphibian

Definitions

  1. amphibian

Ancestry of “obojživelník”, step by step

obojživelník traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech oba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechobaboth
2Old Czechobaboth
3Proto-Slavicobaboth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaboˀboth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both

via Czech živel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechživelelement
2Proto-Slavic*živelъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic oba →