Where does “ponožka” come from?

ponožka (Czech) comes from Czech noha, from Old Czech noha, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ponožka (Czech): sock knitted or woven covering for the foot

Definitions

  1. sock knitted or woven covering for the foot

Ancestry of “ponožka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnohaleg; foot
2Old Czechnohaleg, foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Czech noha →
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