Where does “prohrát” come from?
prohrát (Czech) comes from Czech hrát, from Old Czech jhráti, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.
prohrát (Czech): to lose
Ancestry of “prohrát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | hrát | to play; to use a toy |
| 2 | Old Czech | jhráti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьgrati | to play |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьgra | play, game |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ígrāˀ | — |