Where does “protože” come from?
protože (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.
protože (Czech): because
Definitions
- because
Ancestry of “protože”, step by step
protože traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | pro | API + "accusative"; for; pro |
| 2 | Old Czech | pro | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |