Where does “potrhlík” come from?

potrhlík (Czech) comes from Czech potrhlý, from Czech potrhat, from Czech po-, from Old Czech [[po-]], [[pó-]].

potrhlík (Czech): crackpot

Definitions

  1. crackpot

Ancestry of “potrhlík”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpotrhlýcrazy
2Czechpotrhatto tear, rip
3Czechpo-Perfective aspect, as in "požádat" ask; After, as...
4Old Czech[[po-]], [[pó-]]—
Every word from Old Czech [[po-]], [[pó-]] →Every word from Czech po- →Every word from Czech potrhat →