Where does “vrhnúti” come from?
vrhnúti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European wergʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
Ancestry of “vrhnúti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vьrgnǫti | to throw |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wergʷ- | to cast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |