Where does “stíhač” come from?

stíhač (Czech) comes from Czech stíhat, from Old Czech stíhati, from Proto-Slavic stigati — to pursue, to chase.

stíhač (Czech): fighter pilot

Definitions

  1. fighter pilot

Ancestry of “stíhač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstíhatto pursue, chase; to sue, prosecute; to be in...
2Old Czechstíhati—
3Proto-Slavicstigatito pursue, to chase
Every word from Proto-Slavic stigati →Every word from Old Czech stíhati →Every word from Czech stíhat →