Where does “droga” come from?

droga (Polish) comes from Old Polish droga, from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

droga (Polish): way; road; feminine nominative/vocative singular...

Definitions

  1. way; road; feminine nominative/vocative singular...

Ancestry of “droga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdrogaroad, way; path
2Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

Words derived from “droga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ-