Where does “dokázat” come from?
dokázat (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian dokazati, from Serbo-Croatian kazati, from Proto-Slavic kazati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷōǵye-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
dokázat (Czech): to prove demonstrate to be true
Definitions
- to prove demonstrate to be true
Ancestry of “dokázat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dokazati | to prove; to prove oneself, establish oneself |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kazati | to say, to state; to speak; to declare |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kazati | to show; to say, to testify; to punish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷōǵye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |