Where does “jhřec” come from?

jhřec (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic jьgrьcь, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

jhřec (Old Czech): actor, player, comedian

Definitions

  1. actor, player, comedian

Ancestry of “jhřec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьgrьcьjester, fool
2Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

Words derived from “jhřec”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →