Where does “dražoba” come from?

dražoba (Slovak) comes from Slovak drahý, from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

dražoba (Slovak): costliness

Definitions

  1. costliness

Ancestry of “dražoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakdrahýdear; dear, expensive
2Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →