Where does “sedmikráska” come from?

sedmikráska (Czech) comes from Czech kráska, from Proto-Slavic *kràsъka, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

sedmikráska (Czech): daisy

Definitions

  1. daisy

Ancestry of “sedmikráska”, step by step

sedmikráska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kráska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkráskabeauty beautiful woman
2Proto-Slavic*kràsъkapaint
3Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

via Czech sedm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsedmseven
2Proto-Slavicsedmьseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreH- →