Etymology

Rataj

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Today it means: A surname Full definition →

Polish Rataj ← Czech Rataj ← Slovak Rataj
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*ortajь
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromратай
  3. Slovene · borrowed fromRataj
  4. Slovak · borrowed fromRataj
  5. Czech · borrowed fromRataj
  6. Polish · borrowed fromRataj
  7. English todayRataj

From Polish Rataj, Czech Rataj, Slovak Rataj, Slovene Rataj, Ukrainian ратай (rataj), and cognates in other Slavic languages. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *ortajь.

Words from the same roots

Ukrainianратай all →

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