Where does “ostřelovač” come from?
ostřelovač (Czech) comes from Czech ostřelovat, from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
ostřelovač (Czech): sniper
Definitions
- sniper
Ancestry of “ostřelovač”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ostřelovat | to bombard, to shell |
| 2 | Czech | o- | around, all around; A complete action, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |