Where does “Starý zákon” come from?

Starý zákon (Slovak) comes from Slovak starý, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Starý zákon (Slovak): Old Testament

Definitions

  1. Old Testament

Ancestry of “Starý zákon”, step by step

Starý zákon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak starý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakstarýold
2Proto-Slavicstarъold
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Slovak zákon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakzákon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros →