Where does “vrtulník” come from?

vrtulník (Czech) comes from Czech vrtule, from Czech vrtět, from Serbo-Croatian vrteti, from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrtulník (Czech): helicopter

Definitions

  1. helicopter

Ancestry of “vrtulník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvrtulepropeller
2Czechvrtětto wag one's tail
3Serbo-Croatianvrtetito turn; to shake; to spin
4Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti →