Where does “kovač” come from?

kovač (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

kovač (Slovene): smith

Definitions

  1. smith

Ancestry of “kovač”, step by step

kovač traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic kovačь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickovačь—
2Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
3Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

via Serbo-Croatian kovač

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankovačsmith

Words derived from “kovač”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovačь →