Where does “vontroba” come from?
vontroba (Old Slovak) comes from Polish wątroba, from Proto-Slavic ǫtroba, from Proto-Slavic ǫtro, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ón-tr-om, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
vontroba (Old Slovak): liver
Definitions
- liver
Ancestry of “vontroba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wątroba | liver |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ǫtroba | internal organs, entrails, viscera |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ǫtro | inside, core |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ón-tr-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |