Where does “vlnolam” come from?

vlnolam (Czech) comes from Czech vlna, from Old Czech vlna, from Proto-Slavic vь̀lna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vlnolam (Czech): breakwater

Definitions

  1. breakwater

Ancestry of “vlnolam”, step by step

vlnolam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vlna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlnawool; wave
2Old Czechvlna—
3Proto-Slavicvь̀lnawool
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwílˀnāˀwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Slovak lámať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaklámaťto break
2Proto-Slavic*lamatito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws

via Czech lámat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlámatto break
2Old Czechlámati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ →