Where does “znělka” come from?

znělka (Czech) comes from Czech znít, from Old Czech zvnieti, from Proto-Slavic zvьněti — to ring, clank.

znělka (Czech): jingle, theme song, signature song

Definitions

  1. jingle, theme song, signature song

Ancestry of “znělka”, step by step

znělka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech znít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechznítto sound; to read
2Old Czechzvnietito sound
3Proto-Slaviczvьnětito ring, clank

via Czech ká

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechkáThe name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets
Every word from Proto-Slavic zvьněti →Every word from Old Czech zvnieti →Every word from Czech znít →