Where does “zadra” come from?

zadra (Polish) comes from Old Polish zadra, 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 (Polish): splinter

Definitions

  1. splinter

Ancestry of “zadra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzadrasplinter
2Old Polishzadraćto wear out, to be destroyed
3Old Polishdraćto tear, to rend
4Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old Polish drać →