Where does “podélný” come from?

podélný (Czech) comes from Czech podělit, from Czech po, from Old Czech po, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

podélný (Czech): longitudinal, lengthwise in the long direction of an oblong object

Definitions

  1. longitudinal, lengthwise in the long direction of an oblong object

Ancestry of “podélný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpodělitto divide, to share out
2Czechpo+ "locative"; after
3Old Czechpofor
4Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →