Where does “ковати” come from?
ковати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.
ковати (Old Church Slavonic): to forge
Ancestry of “ковати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kovàti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |