Where does “samostříl” come from?

samostříl (Czech) comes from Czech střelit, from Old Czech střěliti, from Proto-Slavic strěliti.

samostříl (Czech): crossbow

Definitions

  1. crossbow

Ancestry of “samostříl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstřelitto shoot
2Old Czechstřěliti—
3Proto-Slavicstrěliti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic strěliti →Every word from Old Czech střěliti →Every word from Czech střelit →