Where does “němohra” come from?

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

němohra (Czech): pantomime, mime

Definitions

  1. pantomime, mime

Ancestry of “němohra”, step by step

němohra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhraplay, game; game; play
2Old Czechjhraplay, game
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

via Czech němý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechněmýmute, dumb
2Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Old Czech jhra →