Where does “dróha” come from?

dróha (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

dróha (Upper Sorbian): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “dróha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorga →