Where does “ránhojič” come from?

ránhojič (Slovak) comes from Czech rána, from Proto-Slavic ràna — wound.

ránhojič (Slovak): barber surgeon, unprofessional healer, one who heals wounds

Definitions

  1. barber surgeon, unprofessional healer, one who heals wounds

Ancestry of “ránhojič”, step by step

ránhojič traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech rána

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechránawound; bang; inflection of ráno: ## genitive...
2Proto-Slavicrànawound

via Slovak hojič

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakhojič
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