Where does “kývat” come from?

kývat (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic kyvati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₁uyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- — to wobble, swing.

kývat (Czech): to swing; to nod; to oscillate

Definitions

  1. to swing; to nod; to oscillate

Ancestry of “kývat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickyvatito nod
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₁uyéti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₁w-to wobble, swing

Words derived from “kývat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₁uyéti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kyvati →