Where does “hodočastiti” come from?

hodočastiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hȏd, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

hodočastiti (Serbo-Croatian): to make a pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. to make a pilgrimage

Ancestry of “hodočastiti”, step by step

hodočastiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian hȏd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhȏdwalk, pace
2Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Serbo-Croatian čàstiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančàstitito treat oneself, to indulge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian hȏd →