Where does “tvrdošíjný” come from?

tvrdošíjný (Czech) comes from Czech šíje, from Old Czech šíjě, from Proto-Slavic šija, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

tvrdošíjný (Czech): stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Definitions

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Ancestry of “tvrdošíjný”, step by step

tvrdošíjný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech šíje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšíjeneck, nape
2Old Czechšíjě—
3Proto-Slavicšijaneck
4Proto-Slavicšitito sew
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
6Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Czech tvrdý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtvrdýhard; difficult, hard
2Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →