Where does “smrtihlav” come from?

smrtihlav (Czech) comes from Czech smrt, from Old Czech smrt, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

smrtihlav (Czech): death's-head moth

Definitions

  1. death's-head moth

Ancestry of “smrtihlav”, step by step

smrtihlav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech smrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsmrtdeath
2Old Czechsmrtdeath
3Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Czech hlava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhlavahead; chapter
2Old Czechhlavahead
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →