Where does “uvozovka” come from?

uvozovka (Czech) comes from Czech uvozovat, from Czech vodit, from Old Czech voditi, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

uvozovka (Czech): quotation mark

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Ancestry of “uvozovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechuvozovatto introduce
2Czechvodititerative of vést
3Old Czechvoditito lead
4Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →