Where does “slovník” come from?

slovník (Slovak) comes from Slovak slovo, from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

slovník (Slovak): dictionary

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Ancestry of “slovník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakslovoword; speech; promise
2Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “slovník”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →