Where does “potratit” come from?

potratit (Czech) comes from Czech tratit, from Old Czech tratiti, from Proto-Slavic tratiti — perhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble.

potratit (Czech): to miscarry to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so; to experience a miscarriage, to abort to cause a premature termination

Definitions

  1. to miscarry to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so; to experience a miscarriage, to abort to cause a premature termination

Ancestry of “potratit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtratitto lose
2Old Czechtratiti—
3Proto-Slavictratitiperhaps originally to shatter, to wreck, to crumble
Every word from Proto-Slavic tratiti →Every word from Old Czech tratiti →Every word from Czech tratit →