Where does “ohnivzdorný” come from?

ohnivzdorný (Czech) comes from Czech oheň, from Old Czech oheň, from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ohnivzdorný (Czech): fireproof

Definitions

  1. fireproof

Ancestry of “ohnivzdorný”, step by step

ohnivzdorný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech oheň

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechoheňfire
2Old Czechoheňfire
3Proto-Slavicogňьfire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Czech vzdorný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvzdornýdefiant, stubborn
2Czechvzdordefiance
3Czechdrátto rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
4Old Czechdráti—
5Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →