Where does “žvýkačka” come from?

žvýkačka (Czech) comes from Czech žvýkat, from Proto-Slavic žьvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

žvýkačka (Czech): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “žvýkačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžvýkatto chew
2Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvati →Every word from Czech žvýkat →