Where does “drahý” come from?

drahý (Czech) comes from Old Czech drahý, from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

drahý (Czech): dear, expensive; dear, precious, valuable; dear

Definitions

  1. dear, expensive; dear, precious, valuable; dear

Ancestry of “drahý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdrahýdear, expensive
2Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice

Words derived from “drahý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →