Where does “Ковачевић” come from?

Ковачевић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̀ва̄ч, from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

Ancestry of “Ковачевић”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianко̀ва̄чsmith
2Proto-Slavickovačь—
3Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovačь →