Where does “svatokupectví” come from?

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

svatokupectví (Czech): simony

Definitions

  1. simony

Ancestry of “svatokupectví”, step by step

svatokupectví 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 kupectví

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkupectví—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →