Where does “zřídka” come from?

zřídka (Czech) comes from Czech řídký, from Slovak riedky, from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ-.

zřídka (Czech): seldom, rarely

Definitions

  1. seldom, rarely

Ancestry of “zřídka”, step by step

zřídka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech řídký

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřídkýthin; sparse; infrequent
2Slovakriedkyrare
3Proto-Slavicrědъkъsparse, rare
4Proto-Balto-Slavicredʔ-—

via Czech z

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzfrom; out of
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ →Every word from Slovak riedky →
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