Where does “topeniště” come from?

topeniště (Czech) comes from Czech topení, from Czech topit, from Old Czech topiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

topeniště (Czech): furnace, fire chamber

Definitions

  1. furnace, fire chamber

Ancestry of “topeniště”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtopeníheating
2Czechtopitto stoke; to drown, to kill in liquid; to be...
3Old Czechtopiti—
4Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Old Czech topiti →Every word from Czech topit →