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Where does “drahokam” come from?

drahokam (Czech) comes from Czech drahý, 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.

drahokam (Czech): gemstone

Definitions

  1. gemstone

Ancestry of “drahokam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdrahýdear, expensive; dear, precious, valuable; dear
2Old Czechdrahýdear, expensive
3Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice
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