Where does “ľadoborec” come from?

ľadoborec (Slovak) comes from Slovak ľad, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

ľadoborec (Slovak): icebreaker

Definitions

  1. icebreaker

Ancestry of “ľadoborec”, step by step

ľadoborec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak ľad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakľadice
2Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
3Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Slovak boriť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakboriť—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →