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Where does “жьрати” come from?

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

Ancestry of “жьрати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “жьрати”

  • жрать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →