Where does “výherkyně” come from?
výherkyně (Czech) comes from Czech vyhrát, from Czech hrát, from Old Czech jhráti, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.
výherkyně (Czech): female winner
Ancestry of “výherkyně”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | vyhrát | to win |
| 2 | Czech | hrát | to play; to use a toy |
| 3 | Old Czech | jhráti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьgrati | to play |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jьgra | play, game |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ígrāˀ | — |