Where does “uchować” come from?

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

uchować (Polish): to protect, to guard, to keep safe

Definitions

to protect, to guard, to keep safe

Ancestry of “uchować”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	chować	to put away; to hide, to conceal; to put...
2	Proto-Slavic	xovati	to take care, to tend; to feed
3	Proto-Slavic	skovati	to watch attentively
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewh₁-	to perceive; to observe

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