Where does “prodlužovačka” come from?

prodlužovačka (Czech) comes from Czech prodlužovat, from Czech dlouhý, from Old Czech dlúhý, from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

prodlužovačka (Czech): extension cord

Definitions

  1. extension cord

Ancestry of “prodlužovačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprodlužovatimperfective form of prodloužit
2Czechdlouhýlong; tall
3Old Czechdlúhýlong
4Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →