Where does “chvalozpěv” come from?

chvalozpěv (Czech) comes from Czech zpěv, from Czech zpívat, from Old Czech zpievati, from Proto-Slavic pěvati — to sing.

chvalozpěv (Czech): A hymn, a canticle; A eulogy

Definitions

  1. A hymn, a canticle; A eulogy

Ancestry of “chvalozpěv”, step by step

chvalozpěv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zpěv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzpěvsinging
2Czechzpívatto sing
3Old Czechzpievati—
4Proto-Slavicpěvatito sing

via Czech chvála

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchválapraise
2Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks
Every word from Proto-Slavic pěvati →Every word from Old Czech zpievati →Every word from Czech zpívat →