Where does “Prague” come from?

Prague comes from Czech Praha, a word of unknown origin whose ultimate etymology remains undetermined.

Prague (English): The Czech government

Definitions

  1. The Czech government

Ancestry of “Prague”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrag—
2CzechPraha—
3Czechpráhdoorstep
4Old Czechpráhthreshold
5Proto-Slavicporgъthreshold, doorstep
6Proto-Balto-Slavicparˀgas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanporg-o-—

Words derived from “Prague”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European porg-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic parˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic porgъ →
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