Where does “Hajek” come from?
Hajek (English) comes from Czech Hájek, from Czech háj, from Old Czech háj, from Proto-Slavic gajь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Ancestry of “Hajek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Hájek | a grove, small wood |
| 2 | Czech | háj | woods, dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest, grove |
| 3 | Old Czech | háj | grove, forest |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gajь | squeak; grove |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |