Where does “pochvalný” come from?

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

pochvalný (Czech): praising, laudatory

Definitions

  1. praising, laudatory

Ancestry of “pochvalný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpochvalapraise, compliment
2Czechpochválitto praise, to compliment
3Czechchválitto praise
4Old Czechchváliti—
5Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
6Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvaliti →Every word from Old Czech chváliti →