Where does “zachowywać” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to keep, to preserve, to maintain

Ancestry of “zachowywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzachowaćto keep, to maintain, to preserve
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

Words derived from “zachowywać”

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