Where does “zpívávat” come from?

zpívávat (Czech) comes from Czech zpívat, from Old Czech zpievati, from Proto-Slavic pěvati — to sing.

Ancestry of “zpívávat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzpívatto sing
2Old Czechzpievati
3Proto-Slavicpěvatito sing
Every word from Proto-Slavic pěvatiEvery word from Old Czech zpievatiEvery word from Czech zpívat