Where does “pochvala” come from?

pochvala (Czech) comes from Czech pochválit, from Czech chválit, from Old Czech chváliti, from Proto-Slavic xvaliti, from Proto-Slavic xvala — praise; thanks.

pochvala (Czech): praise, compliment

Definitions

  1. praise, compliment

Ancestry of “pochvala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpochválitto praise, to compliment
2Czechchválitto praise
3Old Czechchváliti—
4Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
5Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

Words derived from “pochvala”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvaliti →Every word from Old Czech chváliti →