Where does “polovojenský” come from?

polovojenský (Czech) comes from Czech vojenský, from Czech vojna, from Old Czech vojna, from Proto-Slavic vojьna, from Proto-Slavic vojьnъ, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

polovojenský (Czech): paramilitary

Definitions

  1. paramilitary

Ancestry of “polovojenský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvojenskýmilitary
2Czechvojnamilitary service; war
3Old Czechvojnawar
4Proto-Slavicvojьnawar
5Proto-Slavicvojьnъ—
6Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s →Every word from Proto-Slavic vojь →