Where does “obchodník” come from?

obchodník (Czech) comes from Czech obchod, from Czech chod, from Old Czech chod, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

obchodník (Czech): trader, merchant

Definitions

  1. trader, merchant

Ancestry of “obchodník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechobchodtrade; deal; shop
2Czechchodcourse; gear; operation
3Old Czechchodwalking
4Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Old Czech chod →