Where does “prvňák” come from?

prvňák (Czech) comes from Czech první, 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.

prvňák (Czech): a first grader

Definitions

  1. a first grader

Ancestry of “prvňák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprvnífirst
2Czechprvýfirst
3Old Czechprvýfirst
4Proto-Slavicpьrvъfirst
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀwas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wósfirst
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós →