Where does “пряжа” come from?

пряжа (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic pręďa, from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.

пряжа (Ukrainian): yarn fiber strand for knitting or weaving

Definitions

  1. yarn fiber strand for knitting or weaving

Ancestry of “пряжа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpręďayarn
2Proto-Slavicpręstito spin
3Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)prenˀd-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-Every word from Proto-Slavic pręsti
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