Where does “východoevropský” come from?

východoevropský (Czech) comes from Czech evropský, from Czech Evropa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

východoevropský (Czech): Eastern European

Definitions

  1. Eastern European

Ancestry of “východoevropský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechevropskýEuropean
2CzechEvropaEuropean Union
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →