Where does “držať” come from?

držať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

držať (Slovak): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “držať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “držať”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →