Where does “zlatoprstka” come from?

zlatoprstka (Czech) comes from Czech prsť, from Old Czech prst, from Proto-Slavic pьrstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírštan, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

zlatoprstka (Czech): orange-breasted waxbill

Definitions

  1. orange-breasted waxbill

Ancestry of “zlatoprstka”, step by step

zlatoprstka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech prsť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprsťsoil; second-person singular imperative of prstit
2Old Czechprstfinger
3Proto-Slavicpьrstъfinger
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpírštanfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥-sth₂-o-mtip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Czech zlato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlatogold; darling; or, gold
2Old Czechzlatogold
3Proto-Slaviczoltogold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-o-m
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