Where does “hračka” come from?

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

hračka (Czech): toy, plaything; piece of cake, breeze

Definitions

  1. toy, plaything; piece of cake, breeze

Ancestry of “hračka”, step by step

hračka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hrát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhrátto play; to use a toy
2Old Czechjhrátito play a game
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

via Slovak hrať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakhraťto play

Words derived from “hračka”

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