Where does “chowany” come from?

chowany (Polish) comes from Polish chować, from Proto-Slavic xovati, from Proto-Slavic skovati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

chowany (Polish): hide and seek; passive adjectival participle of...

Definitions

  1. hide and seek; passive adjectival participle of...

Ancestry of “chowany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchowaćto put away; to hide, to conceal; to put...
2Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
3Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “chowany”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skovati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xovati →