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Where does “Prag” come from?

Prag (German) comes 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 “Prag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Prag”

  • Prague
  • Praguian
  • Prager
  • 布拉格
  • Praag
  • ปราก
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