Where does “závora” come from?

závora (Czech) comes from Czech zavřít, from Proto-Slavic zaverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

závora (Czech): gate, barrier movable barrier

Definitions

  1. gate, barrier movable barrier

Ancestry of “závora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzavřítto close
2Proto-Slaviczavertito close, enclose
3Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

Words derived from “závora”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →