Where does “mávat” come from?

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

mávat (Czech): to wave (as a gesture)

Definitions

  1. to wave (as a gesture)

Ancestry of “mávat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmávatito wave, to brandish, to flap
2Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—

Words derived from “mávat”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →Every word from Old Czech mávati →