Where does “καυχάομαι” come from?

καυχάομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

καυχάομαι (Ancient Greek): to speak loud, to boast, brag, vaunt

Definitions

  1. to speak loud, to boast, brag, vaunt

Ancestry of “καυχάομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH-
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