Where does “zvjezdoplov” come from?

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

zvjezdoplov (Serbo-Croatian): starship, spaceship

Definitions

  1. starship, spaceship

Ancestry of “zvjezdoplov”, step by step

zvjezdoplov 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 plòviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplòvitito sail
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →