Where does “tvrdopatrový” come from?

tvrdopatrový (Czech) comes from Czech tvrdý, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

tvrdopatrový (Czech): palatal

Definitions

  1. palatal

Ancestry of “tvrdopatrový”, step by step

tvrdopatrový traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Czech patro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpatrofloor, storey; palate
2Old Czechpatro—
3Proto-Slavicpętro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ →