Where does “oprátka” come from?

oprátka (Czech) comes from Czech oprať, from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

oprátka (Czech): noose

Definitions

  1. noose

Ancestry of “oprátka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechopraťrein
2Czecho-around, all around; A complete action, a...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →