Where does “stíhačka” come from?

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

stíhačka (Czech): fighter, fighter plane; jealous wife or a woman...

Definitions

  1. fighter, fighter plane; jealous wife or a woman...

Ancestry of “stíhačka”, 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 →