Where does “pracovat” come from?
pracovat (Czech) comes from Czech práce, from Old Czech prácě, from Proto-Slavic porťa, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
pracovat (Czech): to work
Definitions
- to work
Ancestry of “pracovat”, step by step
pracovat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech práce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | práce | work |
| 2 | Old Czech | prácě | effort, hardness, occupation, job, employment |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | porťa | sling; work |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |