Where does “zvonkohra” come from?

zvonkohra (Czech) comes from Czech hra, from Old Czech jhra, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

zvonkohra (Czech): glockenspiel

Definitions

  1. glockenspiel

Ancestry of “zvonkohra”, step by step

zvonkohra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhraplay, game; game; play
2Old Czechjhraplay, game
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

via Czech zvonek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechzvonekDiminutive of zvon; doorbell; greenfinch
2Czechzvonbell; plunger, plumber's friend
3Old Czechzvon—
4Proto-Slaviczvonъsound
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Old Czech jhra →