Where does “potkávat” come from?

potkávat (Czech) comes from Czech potkat, from Czech tkát, from Old Czech tkáti, from Proto-Slavic tъkati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “potkávat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpotkatto meet, encounter certainly unintentionally
2Czechtkátto weave
3Old Czechtkátito weave
4Proto-Slavictъkatito prick, pierce; to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъkati →Every word from Old Czech tkáti →