Where does “drodżi” come from?

drodżi (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

drodżi (Kashubian): dear, expensive

Definitions

  1. dear, expensive

Ancestry of “drodżi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →