pra-

From Old Czech pra- (“before (in time)”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈpra]

pra-

1. great- (removed by one generation from)

   pradědeček ― great-grandfather

   prababička ― great-grandmother

2. fore- (ancestor)

   praotec ― forefather

   pramáti ― foremother

3. primaeval, primary

   prales ― primaeval forest

   pračlověk ― primaeval man

   prahmota ― primary matter

4. (linguistics) proto-

   pračeština ― Proto-Czech

   praslovanština ― Proto-Slavic

5. very, extremely (intensifying the meaning of the original adjective)

   prapodivný ― very strange

   pramalý ― extremely small

• (linguistics): proto-

• (very): prach-

• pra- in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pra-/prach- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

From Latin pro-, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”).

pra-

1. ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric
   • arbaro (forest); praarbaro (primordial forest)
   • besto (animal); prabesto (prehistoric animal)
   • homo (human being); prahomo (primitive man)
2. fore-
   • patroj (fathers); prapatroj (forefathers)
   • ulo (person); praulo (ancestor)
3. great-
   • avo (grandfather); praavo (great-grandfather)
   • onklino (aunt); praonklino (great-aunt)
   • nepo (grandson); pranepo (great-grandson)

pra-

1. proto-, pre-, ur-

   praporządek - preorder

   prajęzyk - proto-language

   prastary - ancient

2. prepended to ancestors before grandparents; great-

   pradziadek

   prababcia

3. prepended to descendants after grandchildren

   prawnuk

   prawnuczka

• pra- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

pra- (Cyrillic spelling пра-)

1. appended to ancestors before grandparents

   ‎pra- + ‎deda → ‎pradeda

   ‎pra- + ‎baba → ‎prababa

2. ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric

   ‎pra- + ‎postojbina → ‎prapostojbina (“urheimat”)

   ‎pra- + ‎istorija → ‎praistorija (“prehistory”)

• šukun-
• čukun-

pra-

1. great- (removed by one generation from)

   ‎pra- + ‎ded → ‎praded

2. (linguistics) proto-

   ‎pra- + ‎slovanština → ‎praslovanština

• IPA^(key): /práː-/

prȃ-

1. great- (removed by one generation from)

   ‎pra- + ‎dẹ̑d → ‎prȃdẹ̑d

2. (linguistics) proto-

   ‎pra- + ‎slovȃnščina → ‎prȃslovȃnščina

• “pra-” in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU - portal Fran