Where does “zpočátku” come from?

zpočátku (Czech) comes from Czech z, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

zpočátku (Czech): at first

Definitions

  1. at first

Ancestry of “zpočátku”, step by step

zpočátku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech z

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzfrom; out of
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Czech počátek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpočátekorigin; beginning
2Proto-Slavic*počętъkъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьz →