Where does “Praha” come from?

Praha (Czech) comes from Czech práh, from Old Czech práh, from Proto-Slavic porgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic parˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European porg-o-.

Ancestry of “Praha”, step by step

Praha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech práh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpráhdoorstep
2Old Czechpráhthreshold
3Proto-Slavicporgъthreshold, doorstep
4Proto-Balto-Slavicparˀgas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanporg-o-—

via Old Czech Praha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old CzechPrahaPrague

Words derived from “Praha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European porg-o- →