Where does “plamenka” come from?
plamenka (Czech) comes from Czech plamen, from Old Czech plamen, from Proto-Slavic polmy, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-men-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.
plamenka (Czech): phlox
Definitions
- phlox
Ancestry of “plamenka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | plamen | flame |
| 2 | Old Czech | plamen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | polmy | flame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁-men- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |