Where does “skalní” come from?
skalní (Czech) comes from Czech skála, from Old Czech skála, from Proto-Slavic skala, from Proto-Slavic skoliti — to cleave, to split.
skalní (Czech): rock
Ancestry of “skalní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | skála | rock |
| 2 | Old Czech | skála | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | skala | crack, cleft → sliver, fragment, wedge; rock |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | skoliti | to cleave, to split |