Where does “прогорать” come from?

прогорать (Russian) comes from Russian прогоре́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прогорать (Russian): to burn up, to burn completely; to be damaged by...

Definitions

  1. to burn up, to burn completely; to be damaged by...

Ancestry of “прогорать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрогоре́тьto burn up, to burn completely of wood
2Russianпро́-through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object
3Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
4Proto-Slavic*profor
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró