Where does “třasořitka” come from?

třasořitka (Czech) comes from Czech třást, from Old Czech třiesti, from Proto-Slavic tręsti, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.

třasořitka (Czech): coward

Definitions

  1. coward

Ancestry of “třasořitka”, step by step

třasořitka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech třást

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtřástto shake, to tremble
2Old Czechtřiestito shake, to tremble
3Proto-Slavictręstito shake
4Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via Czech řiť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřiťanus; second-person singular imperative of řítit
2Old Czechřitbuttocks
3Proto-Slavicritьbuttock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēyti-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →