Where does “počestný” come from?

počestný (Czech) comes from Czech počest, from Czech čest, from Old Czech čest, from Proto-Slavic čь̏stь — honor, respect.

počestný (Czech): honorable, respectable, decent, chaste

Definitions

  1. honorable, respectable, decent, chaste

Ancestry of “počestný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpočesthonor, respect, tribute
2Czechčesthonor (US), honour (UK) objectification of praiseworthiness
3Old Czechčesthonour
4Proto-Slavicčь̏stьhonor, respect

Words derived from “počestný”

Every word from Proto-Slavic čь̏stь →Every word from Old Czech čest →Every word from Czech čest →