Where does “svetonázor” come from?

svetonázor (Slovak) comes from Czech názor, from Czech zřít, from Old Czech zřieti, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

svetonázor (Slovak): worldview

Definitions

  1. worldview

Ancestry of “svetonázor”, step by step

svetonázor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech názor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnázoropinion
2Czechzřítto see
3Old Czechzřietito see, to watch
4Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Slovak svet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksvetthe world; the cosmos, the universe, all there...
2Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Czech zřieti →