Where does “пряха” come from?
пряха (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian прясти, from Old Church Slavonic прѧсти, from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.
пряха (Ukrainian): female spinner
Definitions
- female spinner
Ancestry of “пряха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | прясти | to spin to make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | прѧсти | to spin |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pręsti | to spin |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)prenˀd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |