Where does “hřiště” come from?

hřiště (Czech) comes from Czech hra, from Old Czech jhra, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

hřiště (Czech): playground; field, playing field

Definitions

  1. playground; field, playing field

Ancestry of “hřiště”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhraplay, game; game; play
2Old Czechjhraplay, game
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Old Czech jhra →