Where does “vrátka” come from?

vrátka (Czech) comes from Czech vrata, from Old Czech vrata, from Proto-Slavic vòrta — gate, doors.

vrátka (Czech): gate (at a garden)

Definitions

  1. gate (at a garden)

Ancestry of “vrátka”, step by step

vrátka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vrata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvratadoor, gate
2Old Czechvratadoor, gate
3Proto-Slavicvòrtagate, doors

via Czech ká

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechkáThe name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets
Every word from Proto-Slavic vòrta →Every word from Old Czech vrata →Every word from Czech vrata →