Where does “svítiplyn” come from?

svítiplyn (Czech) comes from Czech plyn, from Polish płyn, from Polish płynąć, from Proto-Slavic *plynǫti.

svítiplyn (Czech): town gas, coal gas

Definitions

  1. town gas, coal gas

Ancestry of “svítiplyn”, step by step

svítiplyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech plyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplyngas
2Polishpłynfluid
3Polishpłynąćto swim
4Proto-Slavic*plynǫti—

via Czech svít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvítlight, shine
Every word from Proto-Slavic *plynǫti →Every word from Polish płynąć →Every word from Polish płyn →