Where does “skleník” come from?

skleník (Czech) comes from Czech sklený, from Czech sklo, from Old Czech stklo, from Proto-Slavic stьklo, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃, from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

skleník (Czech): greenhouse

Definitions

  1. greenhouse

Ancestry of “skleník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsklenýof or pertaining to glass
2Czechskloglass
3Old Czechstkloglass
4Proto-Slavicstьkloglass
5Gothic𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃beaker, chalice, goblet
6Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
7Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “skleník”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiklaz →