Where does “hlídací” come from?

hlídací (Czech) comes from Czech hlídat, from Old Czech hledati, from Proto-Slavic ględati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend-.

hlídací (Czech): tasked with watching, serving to watch

Definitions

  1. tasked with watching, serving to watch

Ancestry of “hlídací”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhlídatto watch, to guard
2Old Czechhledatito search, to look for
3Proto-Slavicględatito look at, to watch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicglenˀd-to look at
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ględati →
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