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Where does “govorъ” come from?

govorъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gawaras, from Proto-Indo-European gowH-oro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

govorъ (Proto-Slavic): talk

Definitions

  1. talk

Ancestry of “govorъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgawaras—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangowH-oro-s—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “govorъ”

  • говор
  • договор
  • говорить
  • gwar
  • gaworzyć
  • govornik
  • izgovor
  • govor
  • изговор
  • говор
  • говорник
  • одговор
  • odgovor
  • говор
  • говоря
  • hovořit
  • говорник
  • говор
  • одговор
  • одговорност
  • говорити
  • govoriti
  • hovoriť
  • dogovor
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