Where does “rovnováha” come from?

rovnováha (Czech) comes from Czech rovný, from Old Czech rovný, from Proto-Slavic orvьnъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

rovnováha (Czech): balance, equilibrium

Definitions

  1. balance, equilibrium

Ancestry of “rovnováha”, step by step

rovnováha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech rovný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrovnýeven; equal
2Old Czechrovný—
3Proto-Slavicorvьnъstraight; even
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

via Czech váha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechváhaweight; scale, scales, weighing scale
2Old High Germanwāgascales, balance; weight
3Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight

Words derived from “rovnováha”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic orvьnъ →Every word from Old Czech rovný →