Where does “dochowywać” come from?

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

dochowywać (Polish): to keep

Definitions

  1. to keep

Ancestry of “dochowywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdochowaćto keep
2Polishchowaćto put away; to hide, to conceal; to put...
3Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
4Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
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