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Where does “drát” come from?

drát (Czech) comes from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

drát (Czech): to rip; to jostle somewhere; wire

Definitions

  1. to rip; to jostle somewhere; wire

Ancestry of “drát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdráti—
2Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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