Where does “heslo” come from?

heslo (Slovak) comes from Czech heslo, from Old Czech heslo, from Proto-Slavic gъslo — sign, word as code.

heslo (Slovak): password

Definitions

  1. password

Ancestry of “heslo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechheslopassword; headword; motto, slogan
2Old Czechheslorank; sign; monument
3Proto-Slavicgъslosign, word as code
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъslo →Every word from Old Czech heslo →Every word from Czech heslo →