Where does “poločas” come from?

poločas (Czech) comes from Czech čas, from Old Czech čas, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.

poločas (Czech): half time; half-life

Definitions

  1. half time; half-life

Ancestry of “poločas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčastime; tense
2Old Czechčastime
3Proto-Slavicčasъtime
4Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ →