Where does “prospat” come from?

prospat (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.

prospat (Czech): to induce sleep long

Definitions

  1. to induce sleep long

Ancestry of “prospat”, step by step

prospat 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 spát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechspátto sleep
2Old Czechspátito sleep
3Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →