Where does “prvospi” come from?

prvospi (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech prvý, from Proto-Slavic pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prvospi (Old Czech): the first part of the sleep/night the time between the dusk and the midnight

Definitions

  1. the first part of the sleep/night the time between the dusk and the midnight

Ancestry of “prvospi”, step by step

prvospi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech prvý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechprvýfirst
2Proto-Slavicpьrvъfirst
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wósfirst
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Czech spáti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechspátito sleep
2Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós →