Where does “autodráha” come from?

autodráha (Czech) comes from Czech dráha, from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

autodráha (Czech): slot car set

Definitions

  1. slot car set

Ancestry of “autodráha”, step by step

autodráha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech dráha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdráhatrack; lane; trajectory
2Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

via Czech auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechautocar, automobile
2Czechautomobilautomobile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorga →Every word from Czech dráha →