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Where does “žvýkat” come from?

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

žvýkat (Czech): to chew

Definitions

  1. to chew

Ancestry of “žvýkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “žvýkat”

  • žvýkačka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →