Where does “svatokrádež” come from?

svatokrádež (Czech) comes from Czech svatý, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

svatokrádež (Czech): sacrilege

Definitions

  1. sacrilege

Ancestry of “svatokrádež”, step by step

svatokrádež traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech svatý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvatýholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

via Czech krádež

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrádežtheft
2Old Czechkrádež—
3Proto-Slavic*kradežь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →