Where does “hviezdokopa” come from?

hviezdokopa (Slovak) comes from Slovak hviezda, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

hviezdokopa (Slovak): star cluster

Definitions

  1. star cluster

Ancestry of “hviezdokopa”, step by step

hviezdokopa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak hviezda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakhviezdastar
2Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—

via Slovak kopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkopaheap
2Proto-Slavickǫpatassel
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvězda →