Where does “žvanit” come from?
žvanit (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian zvȁti, from Czech zvyk, from Czech zvyknout, from Old Czech zvyknúti, from Old Czech z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
žvanit (Czech): to chatter, to babble
Definitions
- to chatter, to babble
Ancestry of “žvanit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zvȁti | to call, to be called |
| 2 | Czech | zvyk | custom |
| 3 | Czech | zvyknout | to get used to |
| 4 | Old Czech | zvyknúti | to get used to |
| 5 | Old Czech | z- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьz- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |