Where does “zachování” come from?

zachování (Czech) comes from Czech zachovat, from Czech chovat, from Old Czech chovati, from Proto-Slavic xovati, from Proto-Slavic skovati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

zachování (Czech): verbal noun of zachovat; conservation;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of zachovat; conservation;...

Ancestry of “zachování”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzachovatto preserve or conserve; to behave
2Czechchovatto behave
3Old Czechchovati—
4Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
5Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skovati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xovati →