Where does “startovka” come from?
startovka (Czech) comes from Czech startovat, from Czech start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
startovka (Czech): starting pistol, starter pistol (a pistol used to give the signal for the start of a race)
Definitions
- starting pistol, starter pistol (a pistol used to give the signal for the start of a race)
Ancestry of “startovka”, step by step
startovka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech startovat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | startovat | to take part, to participate, to run |
| 2 | Czech | start | start beginning point of a race |
| 3 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 4 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 5 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 6 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 7 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via Czech ká
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ká | The name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets |