Where does “střelný” come from?

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

střelný (Czech): shooting

Definitions

  1. shooting

Ancestry of “střelný”, step by step

střelný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech střela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstřelaprojectile; missile
2Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Czech ný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnýnu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strěla →