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Where does “gerˀtei” come from?

gerˀtei (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gerˀtei (Proto-Balto-Slavic): devour, lap up

Definitions

  1. devour, lap up

Ancestry of “gerˀtei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “gerˀtei”

  • гортань
  • mięsożerca
  • roślinożerca
  • ludożerca
  • -żerca
  • żreć
  • żerca
  • wyżerka
  • krtań
  • krtaniowy
  • hrtan
  • hrtanový
  • gerti
  • išgerti
  • girdyti
  • ждере
  • grъtanь
  • žerti
  • žreti
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