Where does “politováníhodný” come from?

politováníhodný (Czech) comes from Czech politování, from Czech politovat, from Czech po, from Old Czech po, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

politováníhodný (Czech): regrettable

Definitions

  1. regrettable

Ancestry of “politováníhodný”, step by step

politováníhodný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech politování

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpolitováníregret
2Czechpolitovatto pity, to express sympathy
3Czechpo+ "locative"; after
4Old Czechpofor
5Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Czech hodný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhodnýgood; worthy
2Proto-Slavicgodьnъsuitable
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →