Where does “hračkář” come from?

hračkář (Czech) comes from Czech hračka, from Czech hrát, from Old Czech jhráti, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

hračkář (Czech): toymaker, toy merchant

Definitions

  1. toymaker, toy merchant

Ancestry of “hračkář”, step by step

hračkář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hračka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhračkatoy, plaything; piece of cake, breeze
2Czechhrátto play; to use a toy
3Old Czechjhrátito play a game
4Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
5Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
6Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “hračkář”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →