Where does “dravý” come from?

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

dravý (Czech): predatory living by preying on other living animals

Definitions

  1. predatory living by preying on other living animals

Ancestry of “dravý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdrátto rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
2Old Czechdráti—
3Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “dravý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old Czech dráti →
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