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Where does “żwać” come from?

żwać (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žьvàti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

żwać (Old Polish): to chew

Definitions

  1. to chew

Ancestry of “żwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьvàtito chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “żwać”

  • żuć
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →