Where does “obchvátit” come from?

obchvátit (Czech) comes from Czech ob-, from Proto-Slavic ob, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

obchvátit (Czech): to surround, to encircle

Definitions

  1. to surround, to encircle

Ancestry of “obchvátit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechob-A prefix with various functions, e.g. expressing
2Proto-Slavicobaround, against
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Czech ob- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ob →