Where does “obžera” come from?

obžera (Czech) comes from Czech žrát, from Old Czech žráti, from Proto-Slavic žьrati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

obžera (Czech): drunkard

Definitions

  1. drunkard

Ancestry of “obžera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžrátto eat; to guzzle; to be overzealous
2Old Czechžrátito eat, to devour
3Proto-Slavicžьrati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrati →Every word from Old Czech žráti →