Where does “zadra” come from?

zadra (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish zadrać, from Old Polish drać, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

zadra (Old Polish): splinter

Definitions

  1. splinter

Ancestry of “zadra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzadraćto wear out, to be destroyed
2Old Polishdraćto tear, to rend
3Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “zadra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der-Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràtiEvery word from Old Polish drać
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