Where does “zachować” come from?

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

zachować (Polish): to keep, to maintain, to preserve

Definitions

  1. to keep, to maintain, to preserve

Ancestry of “zachować”, 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 “zachować”

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