Where does “oprať” come from?

oprať (Czech) comes from Czech prát, from Old Czech práti, from Proto-Slavic pьrati — to fly; to beat, to trample; to wash.

oprať (Czech): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “oprať”, step by step

oprať traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech prát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprátto wash, to launder; to fight
2Old Czechprátito beat
3Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash

via Proto-Slavic *obrъtь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*obrъtьbridle

Words derived from “oprať”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pьrati →Every word from Old Czech práti →Every word from Czech prát →