Where does “silák” come from?
silák (Czech) comes from Czech síla, from Sanskrit सीवयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
silák (Czech): a strong man
Ancestry of “silák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | síla | strength; force; power |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सीवयति | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अयति | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-áyati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |