Where does “ostrochvostka” come from?

ostrochvostka (Czech) comes from Czech ostrý, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ostrochvostka (Czech): graveteiro

Definitions

  1. graveteiro

Ancestry of “ostrochvostka”, step by step

ostrochvostka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ostrý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechostrýsharp; hot; strict
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Czech chvošť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchvošťhorsetail (plant of the genus Equisetum), especially
2Proto-Slavicxvoščьhorsetail, mare's-tail (Equisetum)
3Proto-Slavicxvȍstъbundle, sheaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →