Where does “strojvedoucí” come from?

strojvedoucí (Czech) comes from Czech vedoucí, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

strojvedoucí (Czech): engine driver, railroad engineer, locomotive engineer

Definitions

  1. engine driver, railroad engineer, locomotive engineer

Ancestry of “strojvedoucí”, step by step

strojvedoucí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vedoucí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvedoucíleader, head, boss
2CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
3Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Czech stroj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrojmachine
2Old Czechstrojmachine
3Proto-Slavicstrojьorder, regime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás