English
Svatý Kopeček
Svatý Kopeček comes from Czech svatý ‘holy’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwen-‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*śwentás‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*svętъ‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Old Czechmodernsvatý
- Czechmodernsame form‘holy’
- Czech, derivedmodernSvatý Kopeček
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwen-‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*śwentás‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*svętъ‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Old Czechmodernsvatý
- Czechmodernsame form‘holy’
- Czech, derivedmodernSvatý Kopeček
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen-
Today it means
name A historical town, now a district in the city of Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- / Svatý Kopeček