Where does “tvar” come from?
tvar (Czech) comes from Old Czech tvář, from Proto-Slavic tvarь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)-, from Proto-Indo-European twōrH-.
tvar (Czech): shape
Ancestry of “tvar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | tvář | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tvarь | creation, creature |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | twōr(ʔ)- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twōrH- | — |
Words derived from “tvar”