Where does “zvjezdogled” come from?

zvjezdogled (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zvijézda, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

zvjezdogled (Serbo-Croatian): astrolabe

Definitions

  1. astrolabe

Ancestry of “zvjezdogled”, step by step

zvjezdogled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zvijézda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzvijézdastar
2Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—

via Serbo-Croatian glȅdati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianglȅdatito watch, see, observe
2Proto-Slavicglę̀datito look at, to watch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →