Where does “opičák” come from?

opičák (Czech) comes from Czech opice, from Czech opít, from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

opičák (Czech): male monkey

Definitions

  1. male monkey

Ancestry of “opičák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechopicemonkey; ape; hangover
2Czechopítto get drunk
3Czecho-around, all around; A complete action, a...
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →