Where does “chôwac” come from?

chôwac (Slovincian) comes from Proto-Slavic xovati, from Proto-Slavic skovati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

chôwac (Slovincian): to keep, to preserve

Definitions

  1. to keep, to preserve

Ancestry of “chôwac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxovatito take care, to tend; to feed
2Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skovati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xovati →