Where does “pracháč” come from?

pracháč (Czech) comes from Czech prachy, from Czech prach, from Proto-Slavic porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

pracháč (Czech): moneybags

Definitions

  1. moneybags

Ancestry of “pracháč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprachydough, money
2Czechprachdust
3Proto-Slavicporxъdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic porxъ →Every word from Czech prach →