Where does “patvar” come from?

patvar (Czech) comes from Czech tvar, from Old Czech tvář, from Proto-Slavic tvarь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)-, from Proto-Indo-European twōrH-.

patvar (Czech): imperfect, distorted, spoiled shape or form

Definitions

  1. imperfect, distorted, spoiled shape or form

Ancestry of “patvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtvarshape
2Old Czechtvářcreature, creation
3Proto-Slavictvarьcreation, creature
4Proto-Balto-Slavictwōr(ʔ)-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwōrH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twōrH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvarь →