Where does “говея” come from?

говея (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic gověti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- — to honour, venerate, revere, worship.

говея (Bulgarian): to venerate, to regard with high esteem

Definitions

  1. to venerate, to regard with high esteem

Ancestry of “говея”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovětito revere, to fast
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰow-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰew-to honour, venerate, revere, worship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gověti →