Where does “prohledat” come from?

prohledat (Czech) comes from Czech pro, from Old Czech pro, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prohledat (Czech): to search, to rummage

Definitions

  1. to search, to rummage

Ancestry of “prohledat”, step by step

prohledat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech pro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechproAPI + "accusative"; for; pro
2Old Czechpro—
3Proto-Slavic*profor
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Czech hledat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhledatto search, to look for
2Old Czechhledatito search, to look for
3Proto-Slavicględatito look at, to watch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicglenˀd-to look at
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →