Where does “údržba” come from?

údržba (Czech) comes from Czech udržet, from Czech držet, from Old Czech držěti, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

údržba (Czech): maintenance

Definitions

  1. maintenance

Ancestry of “údržba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechudržetto hold and not lose; to keep, to maintain
2Czechdržetto hold
3Old Czechdržětito hold
4Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →Every word from Old Czech držěti →