Where does “vývrtka” come from?

vývrtka (Czech) comes from Czech vyvrtat, from Czech vý-, from Old Czech vy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

vývrtka (Czech): corkscrew

Definitions

  1. corkscrew

Ancestry of “vývrtka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvyvrtatto bore to make a hole
2Czechvý-A noun forming prefix, often indicating the...
3Old Czechvy-derives verbs of various meanings
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Czech vý- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →