Where does “mávátko” come from?

mávátko (Czech) comes from Czech mávat, from Old Czech mávati, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

mávátko (Czech): parade wand

Definitions

  1. parade wand

Ancestry of “mávátko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmávatto wave (as a gesture)
2Old Czechmávatito wave, to brandish, to flap
3Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →Every word from Old Czech mávati →