Where does “chovat” come from?

chovat (Czech) comes from Old Czech chovati, from Proto-Slavic xovati, from Proto-Slavic skovati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

chovat (Czech): to behave

Definitions

  1. to behave

Ancestry of “chovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechchovati
2Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
3Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “chovat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁-Every word from Proto-Slavic skovatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic xovati