Where does “trhan” come from?

trhan (Slovak) comes from Czech trhat, from Proto-Slavic tъrgati — to tear; to rip, to extort.

trhan (Slovak): tatterdemalion, tramp

Definitions

  1. tatterdemalion, tramp

Ancestry of “trhan”, step by step

trhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech trhat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtrhatto tear, rip; to pick; to jerk
2Proto-Slavictъrgatito tear; to rip, to extort

via Slovak trhať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaktrhaťto tear, rip

Words derived from “trhan”

Every word from Proto-Slavic tъrgati →Every word from Czech trhat →