Where does “zrakomlat” come from?

zrakomlat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zrȃk, from Proto-Slavic zorkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

zrakomlat (Serbo-Croatian): helicopter, chopper

Definitions

  1. helicopter, chopper

Ancestry of “zrakomlat”, step by step

zrakomlat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zrȃk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzrȃkbeam; air; air
2Proto-Slaviczorkъsunbeam; look, appearance
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Serbo-Croatian mlatiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmlatitito thrash, beat, flail
2Proto-Slavicmoltìtito beat, to thresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zorkъ →
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