Where does “prażak” come from?

prażak (Polish) comes from Polish Praga, 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-.

prażak (Polish): Praguer

Definitions

  1. Praguer

Ancestry of “prażak”, step by step

prażak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Praga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPraga—
2CzechPraha—
3Czechpráhdoorstep
4Old Czechpráhthreshold
5Proto-Slavicporgъthreshold, doorstep
6Proto-Balto-Slavicparˀgas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanporg-o-—

via Polish prażyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprażyćto roast, to calcine, to parch, to scorch; to...
2Proto-Slavicpražitito fry, to roast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprogéyeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreg-to yearn, to covet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European porg-o- →