Where does “podnikání” come from?

podnikání (Czech) comes from Czech podnikat, from Czech pod-, from Old Czech pod-.

podnikání (Czech): business

Definitions

  1. business

Ancestry of “podnikání”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpodnikatto undertake; to own and run a business
2Czechpod-A Czech prefix, akin to under- and sub-
3Old Czechpod-—
Every word from Old Czech pod- →Every word from Czech pod- →Every word from Czech podnikat →