Where does “kování” come from?

kování (Czech) comes from Czech kovat, from Old Czech kovati, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

kování (Czech): fitting (a small detachable part of a device or machine)

Definitions

  1. fitting (a small detachable part of a device or machine)

Ancestry of “kování”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkovatto forge; to hammer
2Old Czechkovatito forge, to hammer
3Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Old Czech kovati →