Where does “veřejnost” come from?

veřejnost (Czech) comes from Czech veřejný, from Czech veřej, from Old Czech [[veřěj]], [[veřěje]], from Proto-Slavic verěja — bar, latch.

veřejnost (Czech): public

Definitions

  1. public

Ancestry of “veřejnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechveřejnýpublic
2Czechveřejdoorleaf
3Old Czech[[veřěj]], [[veřěje]]—
4Proto-Slavicverějabar, latch
Every word from Proto-Slavic verěja →Every word from Old Czech [[veřěj]], [[veřěje]] →Every word from Czech veřej →