Where does “velkoměsto” come from?

velkoměsto (Czech) comes from Czech velký, from Old Czech [[veliký]], [[velký]], from Proto-Slavic velikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

velkoměsto (Czech): metropolis

Definitions

  1. metropolis

Ancestry of “velkoměsto”, step by step

velkoměsto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech velký

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvelkýbig; major; Synonym of durch
2Old Czech[[veliký]], [[velký]]
3Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

via Czech město

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměstocity
2Old Czechměstocity
3Proto-Slavic*mě̀stoprimary place, location
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Proto-Slavic velikъEvery word from Old Czech [[veliký]], [[velký]]