Where does “vepřovice” come from?

vepřovice (Czech) comes from Czech vepřový, from Czech vepř, from Proto-Slavic veprь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

vepřovice (Czech): pigskin

Definitions

  1. pigskin

Ancestry of “vepřovice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvepřovýpork
2Czechvepřpig; A castrated male pig: a barrow
3Proto-Slavicveprьboar, wild boar
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweprios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios →Every word from Proto-Slavic veprь →
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