Where does “Praguer” come from?
Praguer (English) comes from English Prague, from German Prag, from Czech Praha, from Czech práh, from Old Czech práh, from Proto-Slavic porgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic parˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European porg-o-.
Ancestry of “Praguer”, step by step
Praguer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Prague
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Prague | The Czech government |
| 2 | German | Prag | — |
| 3 | Czech | Praha | — |
| 4 | Czech | práh | doorstep |
| 5 | Old Czech | práh | threshold |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | porgъ | threshold, doorstep |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | parˀgas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | porg-o- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |