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

Definitions

  1. female winner

Ancestry of “výherkyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvyhrátto win
2Czechhrátto play; to use a toy
3Old Czechjhrátito play a game
4Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
5Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
6Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →