Where does “žřieti” come from?

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

žřieti (Old Czech): to eat, to devour

Definitions

  1. to eat, to devour

Ancestry of “žřieti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrati →
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