Where does “mrakodrap” come from?
mrakodrap (Czech) comes from Czech mrak, from Old Czech mrak, from Proto-Slavic morkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.
mrakodrap (Czech): skyscraper
Definitions
- skyscraper
Ancestry of “mrakodrap”, step by step
mrakodrap traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech mrak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | mrak | cloud |
| 2 | Old Czech | mrak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | morkъ | darkness |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *markas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʷ- | dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark |
via Czech drapnout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | drapnout | to grab, seize, claw |
| 2 | Czech | -nout | -en: from adjectives forms verbs indicating... |
| 3 | Old Czech | -núti | en: forms verbs indicating getting a property or getting more of it |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nǫti | — |
via Slovak mrak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | mrak | — |