Where does “diaľnica” come from?

diaľnica (Slovak) comes from Czech dálnice, from Czech dálkový, from Czech dálka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

diaľnica (Slovak): motorway

Definitions

  1. motorway

Ancestry of “diaľnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdálnicemotorway
2Czechdálkovýremote
3CzechdálkaA great distance
4Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
5Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Czech -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →