Where does “převaha” come from?

převaha (Czech) comes from Czech váha, from Old High German wāga, from Proto-Germanic wēgǭ — weight.

převaha (Czech): superiority, supremacy, dominance

Definitions

  1. superiority, supremacy, dominance

Ancestry of “převaha”, step by step

převaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech váha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechváhaweight; scale, scales, weighing scale
2Old High Germanwāgascales, balance; weight
3Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight

via Czech pře

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpředispute
Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgǭ →Every word from Old High German wāga →Every word from Czech váha →