Where does “vokativní” come from?

vokativní (Czech) comes from Czech vokativ, from Latin vocātīvus, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vokativní (Czech): vocative

Definitions

  1. vocative

Ancestry of “vokativní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvokativvocative case
2Latinvocātīvusof or belonging to calling, vocative
3Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
4Latinvōxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →