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Where does “żuć” come from?

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

żuć (Polish): to chew ; to masticate

Definitions

  1. to chew ; to masticate

Ancestry of “żuć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьvàtito chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →