Where does “závorka” come from?

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

závorka (Czech): bracket, parenthesis

Definitions

  1. bracket, parenthesis

Ancestry of “závorka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzávoragate, barrier movable barrier
2Czechzavřítto close
3Proto-Slaviczavertito close, enclose
4Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →
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