Where does “trnkobraní” come from?
trnkobraní (Czech) comes from Czech braní, from Czech brát, from Old Czech bráti, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
trnkobraní (Czech): blackthorn fest
Definitions
- blackthorn fest
Ancestry of “trnkobraní”, step by step
trnkobraní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech braní
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | braní | taking the act by which something is taken |
| 2 | Czech | brát | to take; to marry |
| 3 | Old Czech | bráti | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bьrati | to pick up; to take |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bírāˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Czech trnka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | trnka | sloe, blackthorn (Prunus spinosa fruit and plant) |
| 2 | Czech | trn | thorn; center, spike, pin |
| 3 | Old Czech | trn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tьrnъ | thorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tirnas | thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |