Where does “vápník” come from?
vápník (Czech) comes from Czech vápno, from Serbo-Croatian vapno, from Proto-Slavic vapьno, from Proto-Slavic vapъ — dye.
vápník (Czech): calcium
Ancestry of “vápník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | vápno | lime; penalty box |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | vapno | lime |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vapьno | lime |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vapъ | dye |