Where does “zápalka” come from?

zápalka (Czech) comes from Czech zapálit, from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

zápalka (Czech): match device to make fire

Definitions

  1. match device to make fire

Ancestry of “zápalka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzapálitto light
2Serbo-Croatianzapalitito set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to...
3Serbo-Croatianpalitiimperfective form of zapaliti
4Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian paliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti →