Where does “pochovat” come from?

pochovat (Czech) comes from Czech chovat, from Old Czech chovati, from Proto-Slavic xovati, from Proto-Slavic skovati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

pochovat (Czech): to bury

Definitions

  1. to bury

Ancestry of “pochovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchovatto behave
2Old Czechchovati—
3Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
4Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skovati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xovati →