Where does “kratkoprugaš” come from?

kratkoprugaš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pruga, from Proto-Slavic prǫga — strip, stripe, streak.

kratkoprugaš (Serbo-Croatian): short-distance runner

Definitions

  1. short-distance runner

Ancestry of “kratkoprugaš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprugastripe, bind, line; railway track, railroad
2Proto-Slavicprǫgastrip, stripe, streak
Every word from Proto-Slavic prǫga →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pruga →