Where does “kremenný” come from?

kremenný (Slovak) comes from Slovak kremeň, from Proto-Slavic kremy, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kremenný (Slovak): quartz

Definitions

  1. quartz

Ancestry of “kremenný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkremeňquartz
2Proto-Slavickremyflint
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kremy →
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