Where does “štvavý” come from?

štvavý (Czech) comes from Czech štvát, from Old Czech ščváti, from Proto-Slavic ščьvati — to incite, to sic.

štvavý (Czech): incendiary, inflammatory, seditious, hate

Definitions

  1. incendiary, inflammatory, seditious, hate

Ancestry of “štvavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechštvátto hunt, chase; to rush, urge, hasten; to incite
2Old Czechščvátito incite
3Proto-Slavicščьvatito incite, to sic
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščьvati →Every word from Old Czech ščváti →Every word from Czech štvát →