Where does “Krejci” come from?
Krejci (English) comes from Czech Krejčí, from Old Czech krajčí, from Old Czech krajek, from Old Czech kraj, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti — to sift, to separate.
Ancestry of “Krejci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Krejčí | tailor |
| 2 | Old Czech | krajčí | tailor |
| 3 | Old Czech | krajek | lace |
| 4 | Old Czech | kraj | edge, boundary, end |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |