Where does “cizokrajný” come from?

cizokrajný (Czech) comes from Czech kraj, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

cizokrajný (Czech): exotic

Definitions

  1. exotic

Ancestry of “cizokrajný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrajregion
2Old Czechkrajedge, boundary, end
3Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
4Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →