Where does “dzērāja” come from?

dzērāja (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzert, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ger-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Ancestry of “dzērāja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzertto drink; to take, to ingest; to enjoy
2Proto-Balto-Slavicger-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ger- →Every word from Latvian dzert →