What's in a Prague street name

Nad pruhy was built in 1935.

A ‘pruh’ is a strip, a stripe, a band or a lane. This street has its name due to its location near strips of fields.

For fans of pruh-related vocabulary, a ‘silniční pruh’ or a ‘jízdní pruh’ is a traffic lane.

Specific lanes include a ‘předjížděcí pruh’ (overtaking lane), ‘odbočovací pruh’ (turning lane), ‘připojovací pruh) (merge lane), ‘krajní pruh’ (inside lane) and a ‘odstavný pruh’ (breakdown lane, or, if you’re a Brit, the hard shoulder).