Where does “hľadať” come from?

hľadať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic ględati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend-.

hľadať (Slovak): to search, to look for

Definitions

  1. to search, to look for

Ancestry of “hľadať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicględatito look at, to watch
2Proto-Balto-Slavicglenˀd-to look at
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ględati →