Where does “zvjezdonauk” come from?

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

zvjezdonauk (Serbo-Croatian): astronomy

Definitions

  1. astronomy

Ancestry of “zvjezdonauk”, step by step

zvjezdonauk 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 nàuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannàukascience
2Proto-Slavicnaukateaching, learning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →