Where does “plamenomet” come from?

plamenomet (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.

plamenomet (Czech): flamethrower

Definitions

  1. flamethrower

Ancestry of “plamenomet”, step by step

plamenomet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech plamen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplamenflame
2Old Czechplamen
3Proto-Slavicpolmyflame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-men-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

via Czech metat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmetathurl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-men-Every word from Proto-Slavic polmy
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