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Where does “rzygać” come from?

rzygać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic rigati, from Proto-Slavic rygati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀgā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rug-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- — to belch; to roar.

rzygać (Polish): to vomit, to puke

Definitions

  1. to vomit, to puke

Ancestry of “rzygać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrigati—
2Proto-Slavicrygatito belch
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrūˀgā́ˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewg-to belch; to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- →