Where does “žrádlo” come from?
žrádlo (Czech) comes from Czech žrát, from Old Czech žráti, from Proto-Slavic žьrati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
žrádlo (Czech): food
Ancestry of “žrádlo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | žrát | to eat; to guzzle; to be overzealous |
| 2 | Old Czech | žráti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žьrati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |