Where does “Czekała” come from?

Czekała (Polish) comes from Polish czekać, from Proto-Slavic čekati — to wait, await, expect.

Ancestry of “Czekała”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczekaćto wait; to await, wait for
2Proto-Slavicčekatito wait, await, expect
Every word from Proto-Slavic čekati →Every word from Polish czekać →