Where does “prvák” come from?

prvák (Czech) comes from Czech prvý, from Old Czech prvý, from Proto-Slavic pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prvák (Czech): first grader, first-year student, freshman

Definitions

  1. first grader, first-year student, freshman

Ancestry of “prvák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprvýfirst
2Old Czechprvýfirst
3Proto-Slavicpьrvъfirst
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀwas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wósfirst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós →