Where does “marnotratný” come from?

marnotratný (Czech) comes from Czech tratit, from Old Czech tratiti, from Proto-Slavic tratiti — perhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble.

marnotratný (Czech): prodigal, spendthrift

Definitions

  1. prodigal, spendthrift

Ancestry of “marnotratný”, step by step

marnotratný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech tratit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtratitto lose
2Old Czechtratiti—
3Proto-Slavictratitiperhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble

via Czech marný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmarnývain, futile
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