Where does “чатувати” come from?

чатувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ча́та, from Hungarian csata, from Serbo-Croatian četa, from Proto-Slavic četa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷet-.

чатувати (Ukrainian): to guard

Definitions

  1. to guard

Ancestry of “чатувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianча́таlookout group people on watch for threats
2Hungariancsatabattle
3Serbo-Croatiančetatroop, squad, host
4Proto-Slavicčetacompany
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷet- →