Where does “vločkovník” come from?

vločkovník (Czech) comes from Czech vločka, from German Flocke, from Old High German floccho, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vločkovník (Czech): twinspot, an estrildid finch belonging to any of the following genera

Definitions

  1. twinspot, an estrildid finch belonging to any of the following genera

Ancestry of “vločkovník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvločkaflake
2GermanFlockeflake
3Old High Germanflocchoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →