Where does “drahokam” come from?

drahokam (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.

drahokam (Slovak): gemstone

Definitions

  1. gemstone

Ancestry of “drahokam”, step by step

drahokam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak drahý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakdrahýdear; dear, expensive
2Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice

via Slovak kameň

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkameňstone
2Proto-Slavickamystone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →