Where does “střela” come from?

střela (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic strěla, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

střela (Czech): projectile; missile

Definitions

  1. projectile; missile

Ancestry of “střela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “střela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strěla →
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