Where does “rovnoběžník” come from?

rovnoběžník (Czech) comes from Czech běžet, from Old Czech běžěti, from Proto-Slavic běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

rovnoběžník (Czech): parallelogram

Definitions

  1. parallelogram

Ancestry of “rovnoběžník”, step by step

rovnoběžník traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech běžet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechběžetto run
2Old Czechběžětito run
3Proto-Slavicběžatito run, escape
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbēˀgjā́ˀteito run, flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via Czech rovný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrovnýeven; equal
2Old Czechrovný
3Proto-Slavicorvьnъstraight; even
4Proto-Slavicorvò
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei