Where does “písničkář” come from?

písničkář (Czech) comes from Czech písnička, from Czech píseň, from Old Czech piesn, from Proto-Slavic pěsnь, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

písničkář (Czech): singer-songwriter

Definitions

  1. singer-songwriter

Ancestry of “písničkář”, step by step

písničkář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech písnička

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpísničkasong
2Czechpíseňsong
3Old Czechpiesnsong
4Proto-Slavicpěsnьsong
5Proto-Slavicpětito sing
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěsnь →