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

Definitions

  1. rock

Ancestry of “skalní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechskálarock
2Old Czechskála—
3Proto-Slavicskalacrack, cleft → sliver, fragment, wedge; rock
4Proto-Slavicskolitito cleave, to split
Every word from Proto-Slavic skoliti →Every word from Proto-Slavic skala →Every word from Old Czech skála →