Where does “prilba” come from?
prilba (Slovak) comes from Czech přilba, from Czech přes, from Old Czech přěs, from Proto-Slavic perz, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra — passed , crossed.
prilba (Slovak): helmet
Ancestry of “prilba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | přilba | helmet; hard hat; helmet, helm |
| 2 | Czech | přes | across; via; despite, in spite of |
| 3 | Old Czech | přěs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | perz | for; through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | — |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |