Where does “Krejčí” come from?

Krejčí (Czech) comes from Old Czech krajčí, from Old Czech krajek, from Old Czech kraj, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- — to sift, to separate.

Krejčí (Czech): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “Krejčí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkrajčítailor
2Old Czechkrajeklace
3Old Czechkrajedge, boundary, end
4Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
5Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
6Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

Words derived from “Krejčí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →