Where does “opätkový” come from?

opätkový (Slovak) comes from Slovak opätok, from Slovak päta, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

opätkový (Slovak): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “opätkový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakopätokheel
2Slovakpätaheel
3Proto-Slavicpętaheel
4Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →