Where does “rybojašter” come from?

rybojašter (Slovak) comes from Slovak ryba, from Proto-Slavic ryba, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

rybojašter (Slovak): ichthyosaur

Definitions

  1. ichthyosaur

Ancestry of “rybojašter”, step by step

rybojašter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak ryba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakrybafish
2Proto-Slavicrybafish
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Serbo-Croatian jašter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjašterlizard; sore throat
2Proto-Slavicaščerъlizard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ryba →Every word from Slovak ryba →