Where does “ховать” come from?

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

ховать (Russian): to hide, to conceal

Definitions

  1. to hide, to conceal

Ancestry of “ховать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
2Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
3Proto-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 →