Where does “че́кать” come from?

че́кать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čekati — to wait, await, expect.

че́кать (Russian): to check, to skip a move

Definitions

  1. to check, to skip a move

Ancestry of “че́кать”, step by step

че́кать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic čekati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčekatito wait, await, expect

via Russian en:check

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianen:check—

Words derived from “че́кать”

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